Rocchi ‘irritated’ by some VAR protocol changes: ‘Will mean more technology’

Serie A refereeing designator Gianluca Rocchi finds some of the IFAB announcements about changes to the VAR protocol ‘irritating’ and warns this will lead to ‘greater use of technology.’

The AIA (Italian Referees Association) chief has been under fire of late from several different clubs who were infuriated by the lack of consistency in some decisions taken by referees and VAR.

They were also frustrated by a situation where VAR was banned from interfering in a clear and obvious error...