Overview
- Alessandro Gaucci launched a blistering public attack on the match referee after Perugia lost 0-2 to Vado, calling the official ‘scarso’ and accusing him of bad faith following an early red card to Pazonov and a denied penalty for Van Amersfoort.
- The Associazione Italiana Arbitri president Francesco Massini condemned Gaucci’s remarks as unacceptable and said the comments exceeded legitimate sporting criticism, and the AIA forwarded the case and supporting documentation to disciplinary authorities.
- The sporting judge has already acted by inibiting Gaucci for three months until January 13 and fining him €500, a measure that bars him from FIGC activities and representing the club in federative matters.
- Perugia postponed the planned handover of the presidency to Gaucci and is preparing contingency plans because a longer suspension could legally and practically prevent him from taking or exercising the role.
- The episode revives the family’s fraught history with Italian football governance and underlines how public denigration of officials can trigger swift disciplinary action that affects both individuals and club leadership.