Luca Massimi will take charge of Udinese’s trip to Inter in the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa last 16 in what will be the referee’s fourth match involving the Friulians. He previously oversaw a 1-1 draw at home to Lazio three years ago, a 2-1 win over Crotone in 2020/21, a 2-2 stalemate with Monza in April 2023 and a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Roma in 2023/24.
As for Inter, the official was in charge of a shock 2-1 home defeat by Sassuolo last season and a routine 3-0 victory over Sampdoria two years ago.
Here’s the refereeing team in full:
Referee: Massimi.
Assistants: Bresmes and Di Iorio.
Fourth official: Colombo.
VAR: Ghersini.
Assistant VAR: Paganessi.