Kevin Bonacina will referee Napoli-Cagliari, the early second match of Serie A. The referee from the Bergamo section, who has been part of the Can since the 2023-2024 season, has been selected for the match scheduled for Saturday at 8:45 pm at the Maradona, which will see the Rossoblù face the reigning champions. Among the assistant referees is a special one: along with Christian Rossi, from the La Spezia section, is Sardinian Khaled Bahri, from the Sassari section. The fourth official will be Matteo Marcenaro, while Federico La Penna and Daniele Paterna will be in charge of VAR.
This season, Bonacina refereed the Udinese-Carrarese match in the round of 32 of the Coppa Italia on August 18th. He has refereed two previous matches against Cagliari, both dating back to last season : his debut in the 1-0 victory over Cremonese on September 24th, 2024, in the Coppa Italia, and the 2-0 defeat to Torino in Serie A on January 24th.
These are all the appointments for the second day of Serie A. Another Sardinian, Giuseppe Collu from the Cagliari section, after having refereed Milan-Cremonese last Saturday will referee Pisa-Roma .
Cremonese-Sassuolo, Friday, August 29, 6:30 p.m. - Marco Guida
Lecce-Milan, Friday, August 29, 8:45 PM - Livio Marinelli
Bologna-Como Saturday, August 30, 6:30 p.m. - Daniele Doveri
Parma-Atalanta , Saturday, August 30, 6:30 p.m. - Maurizio Mariani
Napoli-Cagliari, Saturday, August 30, 8:45 p.m. - Kevin Bonacina
Pisa-Roma Saturday, August 30, 8:45 p.m. - Giuseppe Collu
Genoa-Juventus, Sunday, August 31, 6:30 p.m. - Daniele Chiffi
