Serie C Now and Sky Sport have announced an agreement thanks to which in the match on Sunday 25 February between Cesena and Pineto, the referee will wear a camera that will provide live images during the live broadcast at 3pm of the match on Sky Sport football and in streaming on Now.
The meeting will be directed by Claudio Allegretta of the Molfetta section.
This is the first time in a European football league.
Thanks to the Referee-Cam, Serie C Now viewers will be able to see everything that surrounds the referee from his view.
The Referee-Cam will then be the protagonist in a match of each playoff round.
"This is a special day for all Serie C fans. We are the first League that is open to such a change and we confirm ourselves once again as the main innovation laboratory for the entire world of football - the comment of the number one of Lega Pro, Matteo Marani - Serie C has always been the home of experiments. Being able to provide the public with the referee's view, what all fans have dreamed of seeing for decades, represents an incredible success, further strengthening the bond between football and fans. It is an epochal turning point that can only bring benefits. I am sure that we will be the first in an experience destined to expand.
All this was possible thanks to the synergistic work with the FIGC and the Hague", "We welcomed with enthusiasm and strongly supported Lega Pro's proposal to introduce such a fascinating innovation to the television product linked to Serie C - commented Marzio Perrelli, Executive Vice President Sport of Sky. If Lega Pro has identified a partner in Sky that is up to this challenge, it is because the search for technological modernization represents one of the fundamental pillars of our House of Sport.
At Sky we know well that quality comes from the creation of constantly evolving content: offering our subscribers such a revolutionary point of view for football matches represents further confirmation of how Sky continues to be a fundamental point of reference for fans and football fans."
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