Udinese-Cagliari will be the final match before the major international break, which will suspend Serie A for three weeks instead of the two it used to be until last year. The matchday five kick-off , Saturday at 3:00 PM in Friuli, will be refereed by Gianluca Manganiello of the Pinerolo team. Andrea Bianchini (Perugia team) and Simone Pistarelli (Fermo) will also be assistant referees, Antonio Rapuano (Rimini) will be the fourth official, Francesco Cosso (Reggio Calabria) will be the referee with VAR, and Davide Ghersini (Genoa) will be the assistant referee.

Manganiello, fresh from yesterday's Coppa Italia match against Genoa-Südtirol, has Cagliari as his second-most-regarded team: twenty-two matches, behind only Spezia with twenty-six . Under the Piedmontese referee, the Rossoblu have a record of nine wins, the last 2-1 against Bologna on January 14, 2024, five draws, and eight defeats. Among these is a 2-0 Udinese-Cagliari victory on October 25, 2024, a match marred by Makoumbou's shocking dismissal after half an hour. Between the Rossoblu and the Friulians, he also refereed a 4-3 win at the Sant'Elia on May 31, 2015, and a 0-1 victory in Friuli on November 19, 2017.

Here are all the referees for the fifth matchday of Serie A , with Roma-Inter a big match between two teams with full points.

Monza-Sassuolo, Friday, September 18, 8:45 PM - Daniele Perenzoni
Bologna-Turin Saturday, September 19, 3 p.m. - Marco Guida
Udinese-Cagliari Saturday, September 19, 3 p.m. - Gianluca Manganiello
Roma-Inter Saturday, September 19, 6 p.m. - Davide Massa
Venice vs. Lazio, Saturday, September 19, 8:45 p.m. - Simone Sozza
Fiorentina-Napoli, Sunday, September 20, 12:30 p.m. - Daniele Doveri Sunday, September 20, 3 p.m. - Daniele Chiffi Sunday, September 20, 3 p.m. - Maurizio Mariani Sunday, September 20, 6 p.m. - Luca Zufferli Sunday, September 20, 8:45 PM - Federico La Penna