Calcio, Rizzoli supports the proposal: “Italy-Turkey to a female referee, but …”

On 11 June 2021, at the Olympic stadium in Rome, Italy and Turkey will open the European football championship. After the many controversies that have arisen over the missing chair for the president of the European Commission Von der Leyen in the meeting with the Turkish president Erdogan and for Turkey’s withdrawal from the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women, the Convention of Istanbul, a hypothesis makes its way. Entrust the direction of the match to a female referee.

“I’m certainly in favor,” he says Nicola Rizzoli, the designator of Serie A referees, «I firmly believe it’s a good idea. But I believe it should not be an exception and also underline it as an event would not do justice to a possible appointment to a woman ».

Rizzoli, who has refereed many international matches, including the Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in 2013, is certain that in the future there will be more and more space for female referees.

«I believe that the time has come to put an end to the fact that the direction of a match has been entrusted to a female referee. It must be clear that an arbiter is an arbiter and that’s it. The best thing is that the name is announced (as happens when you choose a man) and that it closes like that. This, for me, means achieving true gender equality ».

Stephanie Frappart he directed the Champions League match between Juventus and Dinamo Kiev with great skill and ability. “We have all seen its qualities. He is a very good referee and deserves the nominations he is getting. This is precisely the point. I don’t think it’s right to talk about women’s odds, it must be worth the credit. As has always happened so far. If a female referee is good she must be designated for an important game. That’s all”.

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