{
  "id": 1960281,
  "title": "Official referees for Serie A Week 1 fixtures assigned",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/official-referees-for-serie-a-week-1-fixtures-assigned",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T15:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/official-referees-serie-week-1-152000395.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Serie A Week 1 referees have been allocated to the opening matches of the new season, which commences this weekend. The fixtures include clashes between Inter-Monza and Monza, Genoa and Napoli, Frosinone and Juventus, Torino and Milan, as well as Roma and Fiorentina. The 2026/27 campaign officially begins on Saturday with a total of eight matches, followed by two more games on Monday. To ensure the comfort of the players, these matches are scheduled for the evening to avoid the intense heat of the afternoon sun. Inter Milan, the reigning Italian champions, will kick off their campaign at the San Siro stadium on Saturday, overseen by referee Livio Marinelli. The kick-off times provided are in the UK time zone; spectators in Italy should add one hour to convert to Central European Summer Time (CEST).",
  "summary": "The new Serie A season kicks off this weekend, and the referees have been assigned to the Week 1 fixtures, including Inter-Monza, Genoa-Napoli, Frosinone-Juventus, Torino-Milan and Roma-Fiorentina.The...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}