Luza Zufferli will officiate the game between AC Milan and Atalanta tomorrow evening. So far, the Rossoneri have a pretty good record with him.
After clinching just one win in the last five games, Milan are in desperate need of three points. The Champions League race has tightened a lot as a result of the poor results, and the Rossoneri now risk missing out on the competition.
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Tomorrow, as such, they will need a strong performance to send some sort of signal to their rivals. It’s something that Massimiliano Allegri highlighted during his press conference as well, even if he stated that it won’t be easy.
Positive record so far
As announced by AIA a few days ago, Zufferli will be the head referee for the game. He has officiated four games involving Milan before: two wins, one draw and one defeat. The record is pretty good so far, in other words, and there are some recent precedents too.
Indeed, he was the referee for Milan-Lecce back in January, when Niclas Fullkrug scored the winner in the second half. Earlier in the season, he also officiated Milan-Pisa (2-2 draw) and Napoli-Milan in the Supercoppa Italiana (2-0 loss).
The second win was against Lecce last season, when Milan scored three goals. There was some controversy involved then, though, as Davide Bartesaghi was sent off for what looked like a yellow-card challenge.
