Overview
- Andrea Gervasoni, questioned for about four hours on Thursday by Milan prosecutors, denied any interference and said the Inter–Roma VAR audio was not altered, adding he was in a different building during the Salernitana–Modena review at Lissone.
- Gianluca Rocchi remains under investigation and has autosuspended, and he invoked his right not to answer as prosecutors examine alleged steered referee assignments and possible VAR-room pressure and collect original audio-video files and referee testimonies, including from Andrea Colombo and Daniele Doveri.
- AIA’s leadership has been left headless after CONI upheld president Antonio Zappi’s 13‑month ban, triggering his removal, while top designators stepped aside, and the FIGC is considering a commissioner to keep appointments on track before July’s deadline.
- A key legal wrinkle is the AIA VAR manual, which allows a supervisor to intervene only in exceptional cases to prevent clear protocol errors, while public evidence naming a club that benefited has not emerged and some voices, including Massimo Moratti, frame the probe as an internal referees’ feud rather than a Calciopoli replay.
- The stakes reach into next season because designators decide who works and how often, which drives referees’ careers and pay, and any delay or interim control could shape promotions, dismissals, and the July formation of the panels that assign every match.