Overview
- Gianluca Rocchi, who assigns referees for Serie A and Serie B, stepped aside after prosecutors in Milan opened a preliminary criminal inquiry into suspected sports fraud tied to video review decisions.
- Investigators are scrutinizing Udinese vs. Parma from March 2025, where officials abruptly shifted from no penalty to an on-field review after Rocchi allegedly banged on the VAR booth window to draw attention.
- The probe also revisits Inter Milan vs. Verona from January 2024, focusing on a possible elbow by Alessandro Bastoni that was not sent to the pitchside monitor before a goal stood.
- A preliminary hearing has been scheduled in Milan as authorities analyze VAR-room audio and match footage, and the FIGC’s prosecutor signaled he could revive a closed disciplinary case if new evidence emerges.
- Italian reports say VAR supervisor Andrea Gervasoni is also under investigation, and prosecutors are examining whether referee appointments under Rocchi favored certain teams.