Nicolosi is one of Dazn’s new additions for the new season. He will alternate with former referee Luca Marelli in the analysis (both live and post-match) of the most important and discussed episodes in slow motion.
Manuela Nicolosi44 years old, international referee since 2010, is the new face who has joined the DAZN team for the next season. He will alternate with the former referee, Luca Marelliin the analysis (both live and post-match) of the most important and discussed episodes in slow motion for the decisions taken on the Serie A pitches, as well as clarifying aspects and interpretations of the regulations.
It is her subject, it is the daily bread of the professional who was part of the first female refereeing trio in the history of football to referee a European men’s final: it happened in August 2019 and the match was the Super Cup challenge between Liverpool and Chelsea. “Stephanie Frappart told me and second assistant Michelle O’Neill to keep us free for August 14,” Nicolosi said in an interview with Il Foglio a few months ago. “When I found out it was that final, I didn’t want to believe it.”
Her CV also includes the designations for a Women’s World Cup final, for two editions of the Olympics (Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2022) and for 5 FIFA tournaments. Awarded as the best female referee in France and Italy, Nicolosi has refereed over 100 matches at a professional and international level and was the first Italian to debut in Ligue 1. Starting next year, Manuela Nicolosi’s voice and point of view will also accompany the Serie A championship matches. She completes the platform’s roster that includes Diletta Leotta, Giorgia Rossi, Federica Zille and Giusy Meloni.
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France (where she lived for 13 years), Europe, the United States and Asia are the countries that Nicolosi has visited during her life that has taken her from one part of the world to another, but not only for sports reasons. There is much more in her know-how, considering the knowledge acquired in the economic field (for her role as a Finance Project Consultant) and the personality that has led her to make her way also as a motivational and inspirational speaker in schools and companies, an ambassador of diversity and inclusion.
She, who due to prejudice in a male world, has experienced what it means to be treated in a certain way. “This is how we are”she admitted, recalling how many times it happened to her that a “observer came into the locker room starting his assessment with: considering that you are a woman…”.
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