The time has come for the first official of the 2026-2027 season: Andrea Calzavara, from the Varese section, will referee Cagliari-Arezzo on Friday at 6:30 pm at the Unipol Domus. For the one-off Coppa Italia round of 32 match , he will also be assisted by Domenico Fontemurato (Roma 2 section) and Andrea Zezza (Ostia Lido), with Davide Di Marco (Ciampino) as the fourth official. Niccolò Baroni (Florence) and Federico Dionisi (L'Aquila) will be the VAR officials.

This is Calzavara's debut with the Cagliari first team , having only refereed one match with the Primavera on April 15, 2023, a 2-2 draw away to Sassuolo. Last season, he refereed fifteen matches in Serie B, three in Serie A (including his Serie A debut on December 21, 2025, in Sassuolo vs. Torino), and two in the Coppa Italia. He has been a member of the Can since 2025, after refereeing the Serie C play-off final between Pescara and Ternana in June of that year.

These are all the referees for the round of 32 of the Italian Cup.

Parma-Catania Friday, August 14, 6 p.m. - Valerio Crezzini

Cagliari-Arezzo, Friday, August 14, 6:30 p.m. - Andrea Calzavara

Monza-Avellino, Friday, August 14, 8:45 p.m. - Mattia Drigo

Fiorentina-Benevento, Friday, August 14, 9:15 p.m. - Gianluca Manganiello

Catanzaro-Südtirol Saturday, August 15, 6 p.m. - Claudio Giuseppe Allegretta

Udinese-Padova Saturday, August 15, 6:30 p.m. - Antonio Rapuano

Venice-Modena Saturday, August 15, 8:45 p.m. - Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi

Torino-Carrarese Saturday, August 15, 9:15 p.m. - Paride Tremolada

Frosinone-Juve Stabia, Sunday, August 16, 6 p.m. - Marco Di Loreto

Genoa-Ascoli, Sunday, August 16, 6:30 p.m. - Mario Perri

Verona-Virtus Entella, Sunday, August 16, 8:45 p.m. - Edoardo Manedo Mazzoni

Lazio-Mantova, Sunday, August 16, 9:15 p.m. - Giuseppe Mucera

Pisa-Empoli Monday, August 17, 6 p.m. - Andrea Zanotti

Sassuolo-Cesena, Monday, August 17, 6:30 p.m. - Niccolò Turrini

Cremonese-Sampdoria, Monday, August 17, 8:45 p.m. - Daniele Perenzoni

Palermo-Lecce, Monday, August 17, 9:15 p.m. - Alberto Ruben Arena

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