Turin, Italy – E be like say Serie A don enter new level as dem go use body camera for referees during Juventus and Inter Milan match wey dey come up on Saturday, September 13. Na di first time wey dis kind technology go show face for Italian football.
The new gadget go dey mounted for di referee headset, and e go capture everything wey dey happen during di match. This innovation go allow fans see di game through di eyes of di referee, like say dem dey live inside di action show, and no be only dey shout for sidelines again (abi dem no fit shout on top wetin dem no see?).
Serie A Chief Executive Luigi De Siervo don talk say dis camera go give supporters unique perspective wey dem no fit get before. He yan say, “Serie A dey always lead di way for new technologies. We sabi wetin e go do for our TV viewing and di way we dey market our league for abroad.” E mean say di league dey serious about evolve and upgrade dey game.
Dis RefCam wey dey come as part of dis tech revelation don already prove wetin e fit do in di US during di Club World Cup. For Juventus-Inter, di tiny camera wey weigh just 6 grams go film warm-ups, free-kicks, and di kind small small drama wey dey happen as dem prepare for penalties. Plus, di footages go dey available for di VAR officials too. So, no be only dem dey watch from outside, dem go fit follow di action like say dem dey inside di pitch!
But make we no forget, di body camera no go solve all di wahala wey fans dey face every match day. Like, we still dey manage referees wey fit collect yellow card pass di number wey dey for ballot paper and togari red card like say dem dey play poker. But wetin we go fit do, na dis technology naim dem bring come, maybe e go help correct some czhol action.
Di match dey go hold for Allianz Stadium for Turin, and dem don already hype am as di first match wey go use dis technology to show wetin dey happen from di referee’s view. Fans dey expect make di referee, Andrea Colombo, wear di camera and carry dem follow all di match drama.
So, as you don carry your popcorn waka go stadium on Saturday, just know say you go dey see all dis action live – like you dey play FIFA but for real-life! Na wetin we fit call unfiltered football.
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