Maurizio Mariani will referee Cagliari-Napoli tomorrow at 6:30 PM, opening matchday 30 of Serie A. He turned 44 on February 25th and is making his fourth appearance of the season for Napoli (two wins and one defeat), while this is his first for the Rossoblu. Assistant referees Daniele Bindoni (Venice) and Alberto Tegoni (Milan) will also be appointed, along with Mario Perri (Roma 1) as fourth official. Valerio Marini (Roma 1) and Marco Serra (Turin) will be VAR officials.
Cagliari will face Napoli tomorrow, reuniting with Marini after almost a year and a half: the last time was on November 29, 2024, a 1-0 win against Verona, also at the Domus. However, their record is slightly negative: 4 wins, 5 draws, and 7 defeats . Their first meeting was on January 19, 2014, a 1-0 win at Atalanta. All of his matches against the Rossoblu have been in Serie A except for Cagliari-Bari, the first leg of the Serie B play-off final on June 8, 2023 (1-1).
Here are all the selections for the thirtieth matchday of Serie A, the last before the international break: Cagliari's Giuseppe Collu will play Genoa-Udinese tomorrow.
Cagliari-Napoli, Friday, March 20, 6:30 PM – Maurizio Mariani
Genoa-Udinese Friday, March 20, 8:45 PM – Giuseppe Collu
Parma-Cremonese Saturday, March 21, 3 p.m. – Michael Fabbri
Milan-Torino, Saturday, March 21, 6 p.m. – Francesco Fourneau
Juventus-Sassuolo Saturday, March 21, 8:45 PM – Matteo Marchetti
Como-Pisa, Sunday, March 22, 12:30 p.m. – Luca Pairetto
Atalanta-Verona, Sunday, March 22, 3 p.m. – Giovanni Ayroldi
Bologna-Lazio, Sunday, March 22, 3 p.m. – Ermanno Feliciani
Roma-Lecce, Sunday, March 22, 6 p.m. – Juan Luca Sacchi
Fiorentina-Inter Sunday, March 22, 8:45 PM – Andrea Colombo
