Emotion and applause for Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi, first referee in Serie A

A particular day, normal and exceptional at the same time:

marked an important stage in the history of Serie A. She did so by passing her personal exam at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia.

A small test for her, a big step towards gender equality, which comes from one of the most "masculine" sports in the world. The 31-year-old from Livorno was the

to direct a

: it is not an absolute novelty , in world football, after Frappart in the Champions League or the Italian Cup with A teams directed by Ferrieri herself, but it is a turning point in the top Italian football championship.

He directed

, an easy match, which ended 5-0 for the neroverdi, but the spotlight was on the Tuscan referee.

She was not dazzled, with a careful, balanced, decisive and authoritative direction.

All in all, helped by the players, as well as by the progress of a race without history.

A match that in any case saw her assign a penalty, granted without hesitation to the hosts at that moment in a 1-0 lead and confirmed closely by the Var, despite the contact was of the light ones, that the referee tendency of the designator's team Rocchi tends to avoid.

Penalty aside, correct match in the first half.

The referee let him play, always close to the action. 

The next referee may not be so simple, but having climbed the first mountain without flaws was not a foregone conclusion.

Impassive, as the professionalism of the role prescribes, but probably so many sensations and emotions felt in these ninety minutes that perhaps they also served to demonstrate to young people and not only, that gender equality can and must exist.