The company wants to avoid the heated, if entertaining, arguments which often erupt between pundits on its late night weekend highlights show when referee calls are questioned.
"Now we can think about a football with less shouting and more thought," Rai president Paolo Galimberti said in a statement on Monday.
The Italian referees' association welcomed the move but its members will only receive partial respite given Italy's Sky and Mediaset show much more football than Rai and neither has plans to drop controversial replays.
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