Born in Tricase but belonging to the Bologna section, referee Prontera, designated for Salernitana-Lazio, is among the young people Rocchi trusts most. Born in 1986, he began taking his first steps as a referee gaining experience in Lega Pro in 2013. From there, the climb was progressivewith his debut in the First Division in 2014, the one in B in Brescia-Cosenza on 27 October of that same year and the one in A in 2019 but how did he fare yesterday at Arechi?
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Prontera’s history with the two teams
Only two precedents between Prontera and Lazio: a defeat and a draw. However, the Emilian whistler was the fourth official in three matches for the Biancocelesti. They were the previous seven between Prontera and the hippocampus, with a balance of four victories, two draws and one defeat. The first dates back to 21 December 2014. the last dates back to 2021, Pescara’s promotion match on the last day: Castori’s granata won 3-0 and celebrated the historic Serie A.
Salernitana-Lazio, Prontera booked 8 players
Assisted by assistants Giovanni Baccini from Conegliano and Dario Cecconi from Empoli, with Pezzuto as the fourth man, Pairetto at Var and Luigi Nasca at Avar, the referee booked eight players, including three from Sarri’s team: Gyomber, Daniliuc, Maggiore, Fazio , Coulibaly (S); Lazzari, Cataldi, Neighbor (L). Recovery time: 2′ first half – 5′ second half.
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These are the main dubious episodes. In the 39th minute, following a pass from Cataldi, Immobile is able to take a position in the area, but falls after contact with Gyomber. The referee Prontera at first let it go, but he is called back to the monitor by the VAR and changes his mind, warning the grenade player. Before the break, Gyomber comes on again in a disjointed manner and late on Zaccagni. The Lazio players ask for the second yellow card but for the referee Prontera there are no details for the card.
For Marelli there was a penalty but also an expulsion
Luca Marelli clarifies this. The Dazn expert explains on the occasion of the penalty awarded to Lazio: “Gyomber trips on Immobile and then grabs onto him, the foul starts outside the area but ends up inside, as you know the holding is the only foul that is evaluated at the end of the action therefore right to grant the maximum punishment. After the penalty scored by Immobile, however, there was a second episode that influenced the match. On the sideline a late entry from Gyomber who goes out of time on Marusic and was due for a yellow card, it would have been red and Salernitana would have found themselves with 10 men. This is a serious oversight on Prontera’s part.” And who knows if the Salernitana-Lazio match would have ended differently.
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