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Serie A (Italy)
Italy's top flight, where tactical preparation is famously thorough and matches between mid-table sides are often cagey. Clubs in European competition rotate heavily, so team news matters more here than the table suggests. The bottom three are relegated to Serie B.
- Season 2026/2027
- 20 clubs
- Autumn–spring season
Serie A (Italy) referees: cards and fouls per game
44 referees have taken charge of Serie A matches this season or last. Below is each one's record in the Serie A since 2021: cards and fouls a match against the league average of the same seasons, and over 2.5.
This season (2026/2027) the Serie A averages 3.62 cards and 21.6 fouls a match.
Referees this season and last
| Referee | Cards | vs league | Matches | Fouls | Over 2.5 | This season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Ayroldi | 6.00 | +1.51 | 54 | 27.4 | 35% | 2 |
| Fabio Maresca | 5.43 | +0.90 | 68 | 25.4 | 53% | 3 |
| Antonio Rapuano | 5.34 | +0.76 | 53 | 24.9 | 45% | 0 |
| Davide Massa | 5.17 | +0.71 | 82 | 26.6 | 38% | 3 |
| Andrea Colombo | 5.00 | +0.60 | 63 | 25.2 | 46% | 1 |
| Matteo Marcenaro | 4.96 | +0.58 | 50 | 24.2 | 42% | 3 |
| Luca Pairetto | 4.95 | +0.46 | 64 | 25.6 | 63% | 3 |
| Luca Massimi | 4.91 | +0.19 | 33 | 26.9 | 42% | 0 |
| Rosario Abisso | 4.78 | +0.27 | 54 | 24.7 | 43% | 1 |
| Federico La Penna | 4.66 | +0.33 | 54 | 26.4 | 48% | 2 |
| Michael Fabbri | 4.59 | +0.13 | 71 | 24.0 | 39% | 2 |
| Francesco Fourneau | 4.53 | +0.08 | 53 | 26.1 | 59% | 3 |
| Simone Sozza | 4.46 | 0.00 | 72 | 25.5 | 57% | 2 |
| Federico Dionisi | 4.41 | −0.22 | 30 | 27.4 | 50% | 0 |
| Maurizio Mariani | 4.41 | −0.07 | 78 | 25.4 | 50% | 2 |
| Giuseppe Collu | 4.32 | +0.18 | 22 | 24.6 | 36% | 2 |
| Marco Piccinini | 4.30 | −0.20 | 53 | 24.4 | 49% | 0 |
| Marco Guida | 4.28 | −0.20 | 64 | 24.7 | 52% | 3 |
| Matteo Marchetti | 4.09 | −0.37 | 57 | 25.4 | 51% | 1 |
| Daniele Chiffi | 3.95 | −0.53 | 75 | 22.8 | 39% | 3 |
| Juan Luca Sacchi | 3.95 | −0.54 | 60 | 25.3 | 50% | 3 |
| Livio Marinelli | 3.95 | −0.58 | 62 | 23.6 | 53% | 1 |
| Marco Di Bello | 3.93 | −0.57 | 70 | 26.1 | 53% | 3 |
| Gianluca Manganiello | 3.79 | −0.70 | 59 | 24.0 | 49% | 2 |
| Daniele Doveri | 3.73 | −0.75 | 88 | 24.7 | 47% | 3 |
| Luca Zufferli | 3.10 | −1.13 | 44 | 23.6 | 59% | 2 |
| Ermanno Feliciani | 3.05 | −1.27 | 43 | 23.1 | 56% | 2 |
| Under 20 matches in the league: these figures are mostly luck | ||||||
| Kevin Bonacina | 3.53 | −0.56 | 18 | 25.6 | 56% | 2 |
| Ivano Pezzuto | 4.73 | −0.01 | 15 | 28.3 | 60% | 0 |
| Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi | 4.07 | −0.41 | 15 | 24.8 | 53% | 0 |
| Alberto Arena | 3.23 | −0.81 | 14 | 22.3 | 36% | 2 |
| Valerio Crezzini | 3.45 | −0.55 | 13 | 25.1 | 85% | 3 |
| Paride Tremolada | 5.50 | +1.28 | 12 | 24.3 | 50% | 2 |
| Andrea Rapuano | 4.75 | +0.81 | 8 | 24.5 | 50% | 2 |
| Daniele Perenzoni | 3.88 | −0.26 | 8 | 26.8 | 25% | 2 |
| Davide Di Marco | 3.00 | −1.19 | 8 | 21.9 | 63% | 1 |
| Lorenzo Maggioni | 6.00 | +1.14 | 5 | 27.6 | 40% | 0 |
| Andrea Calzavara | 3.00 | −0.94 | 4 | 26.5 | 25% | 1 |
| Giuseppe Mucera | 2.25 | −1.69 | 4 | 23.3 | 50% | 1 |
| Mario Perri | 4.00 | +0.16 | 2 | 28.5 | 50% | 1 |
| Simone Galipò | 6.00 | +1.95 | 1 | 22.0 | 100% | 0 |
| Andrea Zanotti | 4.00 | −0.05 | 1 | 16.0 | 0% | 0 |
| Niccolò Turrini | 4.00 | −0.05 | 1 | 24.0 | 0% | 0 |
| Claudio Giuseppe Allegretta | 1.00 | −2.62 | 1 | 22.0 | 100% | 1 |
Sorted by cards a match, those with 20 or more matches in the league first. A referee's record is part referee and part luck: about half of a difference in cards carries over to their next matches, and goals do not follow the referee at all.
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