Lega Calcio has demoted referee Federico La Penna to Serie B after a series of woeful calls in Monday’s game between Inter Milan and Fiorentina.
According to Corriere dello Sport via FCInterNews, the 41-year-old isn’t the only match official punished by the division’s governing body.
Federico La Penna made a mess at the San Siro a few days ago.
Indeed, his decisions led to two scoreline changes in the first half.
He gifted Inter a corner leading to the opening goal, even though Alessandro Bastoni was late to rescue the ball.
Afterward, he awarded a suspicious penalty to Fiorentina, subsequently converted by Rolando Mandragora.
Inter Milan vs Fiorentina Referee Federico La Penna Demoted to Serie B
Inter would grab the win through Marko Arnautovic in the second half.
However, that wasn’t enough to save La Penna from punishment.
In addition to La Penna, Serie A relegated Luca Pairetto to the second tier after his horror show at Stadio Carlo Castellani.
Indeed, Pairetto showed two controversial red cards to Empoli and AC Milan in the second half.
As a result, he and La Penna will not be part of the Serie A refereeing crew this weekend.
Yet when a refs making clear mistakes against Inter no actions are taken because they are correct. However whenever a decision is favours Inter they get demoted.