On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the Stadio Olimpico hosts Lazio vs Fiorentina in Matchday 16 of the 2020/21 Serie A.
As it stands in the top flight of Italian football, the Biancocelesti sit in ninth with a record of 6W-4D-5L (22 points) and the Viola sit in fourteenth with a record of 3W-6D-6L (15 points).
The Head Referee for this clash will be Rosario Abisso, the Assistant Referees will be Liberti and Fiore, the Fourth Official will be Manganiello, and the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) will be Maresca with the assistance of Carbone.
Abisso has previously officiated Lazio on 11 occasions. With him in charge, the Biancocelesti have a record of 5W-4D-2L; the most recent time in which he was in charge of a match featuring Lazio was when they played Hellas Verona at home (2-1 loss) in the 2020/21 edition of Serie A.
Abisso has previously officiated Fiorentina on eight occasions. With him in charge, the Viola have a record of 6W-1D-1L; the most recent time in which he was in charge of a match featuring Fiorentina was when they played Milan away (2-0 loss) in the 2020/21 edition of Serie A.
Overall, the 35-year-old has refereed 64 Serie A matches, 57 Serie B matches and 11 Coppa Italia matches in his career thus far.
