The race director of Campania motivated his choice as follows: “When I made mistakes it was not so sure to walk on the street”
The referee is a role that in football is increasingly in the center of controversy, not only in Serie A. dates back to a few days ago, in fact, the attack on a 19 -year -old race director in Sicily during a match in the Under 17 category. This episode of violence is not an isolated case, so much so that the Hague has obscured its site for protest. Marco Guida, Serie A referee, on Radio Crc, who explains how his job became risky and how this has convinced him to take a choice to protect him and the family.
The driving decision and Maresca
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2023 is a year of turning point in the refereeing world: the Hague, in fact, has removed the territorial bond that prevented the race directors from conducting the matches of the teams of the same reference section. Although this constraint is no longer in force, there are those who have chosen to respect it. This is the case of Marco Guida and Fabio Maresca, Serie A Campania whistles, who have decided not to referee Napoli. The first explained the motivation to Radio CRC: “I want to be transparent on the matter. There is no retropensiero, our arbitrator Gianluca Rocchi can choose the best referee for the best game. We are people well. Fabio Maresca and I can safely referee in Naples and it is very likely that it will happen. Both I and Fabio decided not to referee in Naples since football is lived in a different way from other cities, Having had the proposal. being able Exit two days of the house to carry out my sports activities does not make me feel serene. Aia gave us full freedom to be able to referee any team at any time. “
The role of the media
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Of course, Guida also spoke of the reflection of the referee in Sicily: “The theme of violence on the referees is very delicate especially when it comes to children of 14-15 years old who daily suffer violence. I want to send a warm embrace to Diego Alfonzetti by all our national and international association, since even many colleagues from abroad have expressed solidarity with him. Disgusting are the media and the newspapers that represent the referee as the figure of the enemy to be inspired regardless of the responsibility of those who make these episodes happen. Discomfortable for kids. Here we are talking about kids who for passion and a sense of respect for the rules do this job and practice this sport to become a Serie A referees and are insulted from the beginning to the end of the game. I was struck by the scene of a boy from a boy who, while a young referee was attacked, shouted at him ‘sold’. These guys referee for 30 euros per game which is equivalent to a pizza and do so only for passion and respect for the rules. “
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