Aia punishes referee Giovanni Ayroldi , after the disastrous match of Lazio-Cagliari on Monday. He pays for his terrible management, with 7 yellow cards plus red cards at the same time for Yerry Mina and Michel Adopo, in addition to the controversial penalty for the final 2-1 for the contact between Zortea and Pellegrini. The referee from Molfetta has been stopped: he does not appear in the designations of the twelfth day of Serie A and the thirteenth of Serie B, neither as a field referee nor in the VAR.
The comparison
The decision came this morning. Yesterday there was a long telephone conversation between the top brass of Cagliari, led by president Giulini, and the AIA representatives on the events of Monday evening at the Olimpico. AIA declared itself “deeply uncomfortable” and “very sorry” for the refereeing of the match by Ayroldi, who made many mistakes on live national television and repeatedly and “from the first minutes of the game”. AIA had informally announced to the rossoblù club that measures would be taken against the referee. The refereeing leaders officially thanked Cagliari for “the behaviour of the players and managers even during the protests, on and off the pitch”.
After the race
In the press room of the Stadio Olimpico, in a euphoric climate for Lazio's hard-fought victory, neither Nicola nor the rossoblù players showed up for the usual interviews. The club, to express its great disappointment after the rain of cards and expulsions against Cagliari, sent the sporting director Nereo Bonato.
"What saddens us most is the management of the cards - said the sports director - with unbalanced evaluations: every foul of ours was punished with a yellow, this did not happen for Lazio. After the penalty, which in itself already raised some doubts, there were the expulsions of Mina and Adopo that created a penalizing situation in the match with Lazio and will deprive us of two players for the next one", said the sports director. Then yesterday's confrontation.
