{"id":99811,"date":"2023-10-09T18:07:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T18:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=99811"},"modified":"2023-10-09T18:07:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T18:07:00","slug":"referee-set-to-be-suspended-after-awkwardly-snubbing-handshake-with-female-assistant-before-serie-a-clash-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/sport\/referee-set-to-be-suspended-after-awkwardly-snubbing-handshake-with-female-assistant-before-serie-a-clash-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Referee 'set to be suspended' after awkwardly snubbing handshake with female assistant before Serie A clash | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

REFEREE Juan Luca Sacchi is set to be suspended after awkwardly snubbing a handshake with his female assistant, according to reports.<\/p>\n

The Serie A official was caught on camera pulling his hand away from Francesca Di Monte before Friday's match between Lecce and Sassuolo.<\/p>\n


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Footage shows the female assistant shaking her head after the incident.<\/p>\n

Sacchi can be seen embracing his other assistant and Lecce captain Gabriel Strefezza in the tunnel.<\/p>\n

According to reports in Italy, Sacchi will now be handed a one-match suspension as punishment for the incident.<\/p>\n

His actions are said to have caused embarrassment to the Italian Referees Association (AIA), who have claimed it was not a form of sexist discrimination.<\/p>\n

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The report adds that Sacchi was scolded in private by referee designator Gianluca Rocchi after footage of the snub emerged.<\/p>\n

A statement from the AIA, via news agency Ansa, explained: "We can absolutely exclude that this was a sexist gesture or a personal snub.<\/p>\n

"As far as we are concerned, it is not a problem, it was only an involuntary gesture that was misinterpreted.<\/p>\n

"The two colleagues worked well during the match and their performance was excellent.'<\/p>\n

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Sacchi could be suspended for one match, according to reports in Italy<\/span>Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption>
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Di Monte was the assistant referee for Friday's Serie A clash in Lecce<\/span>Credit: Rex<\/span><\/figcaption>

"What is truly surprising is that there is talk of sexism in an association that has made the knocking down of gender barriers one of its greatest achievements."<\/p>\n

Sacchi, 38, has been a Serie A referee since 2015, officiating a total of 43 matches to date.<\/p>\n

He was previously given a suspension after a costly blunder in Inter Milan's 2-2 draw against Monza back in January.<\/p>\n

Sacchi came under fire after wrongly blowing his whistle for a foul and disallowing an Inter goal whilst they led 2-1.<\/p>\n

Once the action got underway, Lecce and Sassuolo played out a 1-1 draw at the Stadio Via del Mare.<\/p>\n

Nikola Krstovic equalised for the hosts after Domenico Berardi had opened the scoring from the penalty spot.<\/p>\n

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