Cagliari will referee Antonio Rapuano again after nearly two years for their match against Lazio. He is the designated referee for Saturday night's early match (8:45 PM) in the twenty-sixth matchday of Serie A, which kicks off tomorrow with Sassuolo-Verona following yesterday's rescheduled Milan-Como match . Alessandro Costanzo (Orvieto) and Federico Fontani (Siena) will be the assistants, with Simone Galipò (Florence) as the fourth official. Lorenzo Maggioni (Lecco) and Fabio Maresca (Napoli) will be in charge of VAR.
Rapuano, a member of the Rimini section, last played for Cagliari on April 7, 2024, a crucial victory in the relegation race under Claudio Ranieri, a 2-1 victory over Atalanta, capped by a last-gasp goal from Nicolas Viola . Under him, the Rossoblu have three wins and one defeat: the others are 0-1 at Empoli on March 3, 2024, a 3-0 victory at Fiorentina on October 24, 2021, and a 4-1 defeat at Trapani in Serie B on October 24, 2015. Cagliari-Lazio will be only Rapuano's fifth Serie A match this season, after nine in Serie B.
Here are all the lineups for the twenty-sixth matchday of Serie A.
Sassuolo-Verona, Friday, February 20, 8:45 PM – Livio Marinelli
Juventus-Como Saturday, February 21, 3 p.m. – Daniele Doveri
Lecce-Inter Saturday, February 21, 6 p.m. – Gianluca Manganiello
Cagliari-Lazio, Saturday, February 21, 8:45 PM – Antonio Rapuano
Genoa-Turin, Sunday, February 22, 12:30 p.m. – Marco Guida
Atalanta-Napoli, Sunday, February 22, 3 p.m. – Daniele Chiffi
Milan-Parma, Sunday, February 22, 6 p.m. – Marco Piccinini
Roma-Cremonese Sunday, February 22, 8:45 PM – Marco Di Bello
Fiorentina-Pisa, Monday, February 23, 6:30 p.m. – Maurizio Mariani
Bologna-Udinese, Monday, February 23, 8:45 p.m. – Matteo Marcenaro