Massa, chosen by the designer for the Lecce-Udinese salvation clash, was not going through a happy moment. He had returned discreetly (albeit with some errors) in Empoli-Turin, fresh from a bad period (uncertain in the Italian Cup in Juve-Lazio after two serious errors in the Champions League Real-Leipzig and Fiorentina-Roma and he had not convinced either in Sassuolo-Milan, nor in Lazio-Verona two weeks ago when he had sparked protests from the Biancocelesti. Let’s see how the Ligurian whistle fared yesterday at Via del Mare.
Massa’s precedents with Lecce and Udinese
The whistle, born in 1981, boasted 19 previous matches with Udinese, for a total of six victories, five draws and eight defeats. The last time he met Udinese was during the match against Salernitana in August, drawn 1-1. With the Salento people, however, there were nine previous matches, for a total of four draws and five defeats.
The referee cautioned three players
Assisted by the assistants Imperiale and Preti with Marchetti IV man, Di Paolo al Var and Serra all’AVar, the referee cautioned three players: Blin, Dorgu and Payero.
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These are the dubious episodes. First yellow in the 17th minute for Alexis Blin who knocks down Success on the edge of the area. Second yellow card in the 58th minute: a very late intervention by Dorgu on Ehizibue who rightly gets the yellow card. In the 59th minute also yellow for Payero, late slip to the detriment of the newly introduced Berisha. In the 90th minute some sparks between Pongracic and Davis, the referee arrives to immediately calm things down before the final whistle of Lecce-Udinese. Quiet evening for Massa and absolute rest for the Var.
Source: Ansa
