Serie A referee tendency rankings

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Officiating intelligence for the third team on the field.

Showing 2021-2026

1,569 games · 61 officials · 5 seasons · Updated Aug. 27, 2026

League reference

2.4 combined goals per game · 25.5 cards shown per game

Above-reference frequency uses each game's stored scoring reference. It is not a sportsbook over/under record.

Referee rankings

Rank	Official		Average combined goals			Cards per game		Evidence
1	Francesco Fourneau	40	3.2	+0.6	65.0% above scoring reference	24.6	+1.1	High
2	Ermanno Feliciani	41	3.0	+0.4	58.5% above scoring reference	21.8	-1.7	High
3	Juan Luca Sacchi	48	2.9	+0.4	50.0% above scoring reference	24.1	+0.6	High
4	Simone Sozza	58	2.9	+0.4	58.6% above scoring reference	24.8	+1.3	High
5	Andrea Colombo	59	2.7	+0.2	45.8% above scoring reference	23.8	+0.3	High
6	Luca Pairetto	53	2.7	+0.2	54.7% above scoring reference	23.0	-0.5	High
7	Livio Marinelli	50	2.7	+0.1	52.0% above scoring reference	23.2	-0.3	High
8	Luca Zufferli	39	2.7	+0.1	59.0% above scoring reference	22.4	-1.1	High
9	Marco Di Bello	53	2.6	+0.1	54.7% above scoring reference	26.1	+2.6	High
10	Matteo Marcenaro	45	2.6	+0.1	42.2% above scoring reference	22.1	-1.4	High
11	Daniele Orsato	34	2.6	+0.0	44.1% above scoring reference	21.3	-2.2	High
12	Gianluca Manganiello	47	2.6	+0.0	51.1% above scoring reference	22.3	-1.2	High
13	Marco Guida	51	2.6	+0.0	52.9% above scoring reference	23.1	-0.4	High
14	Rosario Abisso	43	2.6	+0.0	44.2% above scoring reference	23.1	-0.4	High
15	Marco Piccinini	45	2.5	-0.1	44.4% above scoring reference	24.1	+0.6	High
16	Maurizio Mariani	64	2.5	-0.1	50.0% above scoring reference	22.6	-0.9	High
17	Antonio Rapuano	52	2.4	-0.2	46.2% above scoring reference	24.2	+0.7	High
18	Daniele Chiffi	58	2.3	-0.2	37.9% above scoring reference	20.4	-3.1	High
19	Daniele Doveri	72	2.4	-0.2	47.2% above scoring reference	22.3	-1.2	High
20	Davide Massa	69	2.3	-0.2	36.2% above scoring reference	24.7	+1.2	High
21	Fabio Maresca	53	2.3	-0.2	47.2% above scoring reference	22.9	-0.6	High
22	Federico La Penna	51	2.4	-0.2	47.1% above scoring reference	25.1	+1.6	High
23	Giovanni Ayroldi	43	2.3	-0.2	37.2% above scoring reference	27.6	+4.1	High
24	Matteo Marchetti	50	2.4	-0.2	48.0% above scoring reference	24.6	+1.1	High
25	Michael Fabbri	59	2.2	-0.3	37.3% above scoring reference	24.2	+0.7	High

Share of historical games finishing above the stored scoring reference for that game.

Notable patterns

Highest whistle rate
Giovanni Ayroldi
Higher whistle rate
27.6 fouls per game
+4.1 versus league
43 games · High evidence
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Lowest whistle rate
Daniele Chiffi
Lower whistle rate
20.4 fouls per game
-3.1 versus league
58 games · High evidence
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