Experienced Serie A referee Federico La Penna lived up to the task in last night’s clash between Atalanta and Inter Milan.

According to Corriere dello Sport via FCInter1908, the 42-year-old met expectations at the Gewiss Stadium.

Inter Milan squeezed past Atalanta in a dramatic Serie A fixture in Bergamo.

Indeed, talismanic captain Lautaro Martinez fired the Nerazzurri to a hard-fought 1-0 victory.

However, it’s worth noting that Atalanta had two goals disallowed early in the second half.

Federico La Penna Superb in Atalanta 0-1 Inter Milan Clash

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Marcus Thuram thought he had opened the scoring late in the first half.

However, VAR ruled out his goal for Lautaro’s offside in the build-up, and it was a correct decision.

Meanwhile, Nicola Zalewski and Gianluca Scamacca were well offside when they beat Yann Sommer after the break.

Other than those three moments, the match was largely incident-free, with the referee and VAR maintaining complete control of proceedings.

Furthermore, all three yellow cards were spot-on, including La Penna’s decision to book Alessandro Bastoni in the 77th minute.

Therefore, La Penna enjoyed a ‘perfect’ game.