'I end it here together with the strongest of all and the man who stood by me in the most difficult moment of my life... I leave refereeing and any other role within my beloved association. After 20 years, a journey that made me the man and father I am now comes to an end.' Thus begins the social message of Volpi who has decided to leave The Hague after managing Pisa-Cremonese, in Serie B, today.

his message then continues like this: 'I thank all my colleagues from the President to the kids who dream of arriving in Serie A. I thank all the Presidents, sporting directors, managers and coaches from Spalletti to the top 2 of my first rookie match. I thank the footballers, from the champions that I had the honor of meeting to the children who hope to become one... remember ALL that WE are always more sorry than you when we make mistakes because our only aim is to give the best service to FOOTBALL... I thank everyone today's players who had the usual exemplary behavior towards me and at the end of the match accepted everything I explained to them about my work... it was wonderful to be part of this world that took me from children to SAN SIRO.

Final thanks

'Thanks to: ROCCHI, RIZZOLI, MORGANTI, GIANNOCCARO, TREFOLONI, STEFANI, GAVA, PACIFICI, BRIGHI, DAMATO AND GERVASONI who accompanied me on my journey from amateurs to the A series. THANK YOU VERY MUCH to all of you. Manu. Truly unexpected resignation just a few rounds from the end of the championship.

AIA shock: the referee resigns at the end of the match last edit: 2024-05-01T21:11:08+02:00 da Staff

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