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The Italian Series A is one of the innovations to improve the quality of referee work in the national championship matches in the referee public performances in periodic interviews.

This time, 37-year-old Simones from the city of Serreno had fallen about his activity.

“Unification of judging is one of the most difficult tasks in football. We, arbitrators, are a group of people trying to make the right decisions on the field.

It is not easy to adjust to individual game situations. Game with your hand? We know that the interpretation of this rule is historically one of the most difficult. But we have certain guidelines, the criteria we need to follow from match to match.

Pressure? We feel it every time. It is normal and correct that it is. Every week, important matches await us, and it is normal that pressure is part of our work.

We are responsible for each match in sports. And we are still very young. Not as much as players, but young people.

For the young referee, as it was with me the first few times, it can happen that he is “afraid” to use Var. That is, there is some fear and thoughts: “What, they will now call me to correct my mistake?”

Italy was the first country to introduce this system at a high level, and today, I think it is impossible to watch the match and not expect VAR checking when appointing a penalty.

Do players know the rules of the game themselves? This is a very interesting question. They also work a lot in this regard, so the culture of communication with the arbitrators in this matter has changed a lot over time.

It is painful for me to know that someone does not believe in our integrity as arbitrators. We have confidence in our work. We are the same football fans, but with professional skills that also want to see honest football, ” – said the Italian arbiter.

Sosza has already spent 29 matches this season, 10 of them – within the European Cup competitions and the UEFA Nations League.