Davide Massa shot in the dressing room tunnel after refereeing in Greece. It happened in the top national championship and in the fiery match between Olympiakos e AEK Athens. The Italian referee was summoned precisely to direct a very tense match: the title race, in Greece, is divided between the regular season and the playoffs – another ten-day mini-tournament where the first six of the regular season enter. And it was precisely in this context that Massa directed AEK’s 3-1 away victory, in an absolutely boiling climate. So much so that, in the tunnel towards the changing rooms, the Italian whistler suffered a blow, without being able to understand from whom. In any case, without any particular consequences: now he is fine.
Why did Massa arbitrate in Greece?
It is not the first time that an Italian referee has been called upon to officiate a match in Greece within the framework of a collaboration agreement between the federations. After this episode, however, it is clear that it will be a long time before a match official from our championship returns to referee in a Greek stadium.