▁reputation ▁as ▁being ▁very ▁strict ▁and ▁im partial , ▁after ▁award ing ▁ 7 ▁pen alt ies ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁ 7 ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 - 1 9 6 6 ▁season . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁UEFA ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁important ▁Mau ro ▁Award ▁in ▁Italy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁ref ere ed ▁the ▁Italian ▁Cup ▁final ▁between ▁Bolog na ▁and ▁Pal ermo . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁he ▁ref ere ed ▁the ▁Super ▁Cup ▁final ▁match . ▁At ▁international ▁level , ▁he ▁ref ere ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁European ▁Championship ▁final ▁between ▁Czech oslov ak ia ▁and ▁West ▁Germany . ▁He ▁also ▁later ▁ref ere ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁retired , ▁having ▁ref ere ed ▁ 1 7 5 ▁matches ▁in ▁Serie ▁A . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Ref eree ▁Association ▁( A IA ) ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Ar bitr ation ▁Commission ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Gon ella ▁gar ner ed ▁media ▁attention ▁when ▁he ▁delayed ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁World ▁Cup ▁final . ▁This ▁occurred ▁when ▁the ▁Argent ini ans ▁protest ed ▁an ▁arm ▁band age ▁worn ▁by ▁Dutch ▁def ender ▁René ▁van ▁de ▁K erk