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Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi becomes the first female referee in Serie A | Serie A

This Sunday’s league game between Sassuolo and Salernitana will receive a special mention in the Serie A history book. For the first time, a female ref will lead a match in the Italian league. Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi gets the scoop.

Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi is no stranger to Italian arbitration, but has now been promoted.

Ferrieri Caputi whistled Sassuolo-Salernitana on Sunday, the first match in Serie A with a female referee between the lines.

The Italian referee was in charge at Cagliari-Cittadella in the Coppa Italia last season, before joining the Serie A squad in July.

“This is a historic moment,” the president of the Italian refs announced her debut in Serie A.

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