Non tocca a te cambiare il punteggio.

Yes, toccare literally means to touch, but in this sentence it is being used in an idiomatic way.

Toccare a qualcuno can mean:

• to be someone’s turn
• to be up to someone
• to fall to someone to do something

So Non tocca a te cambiare il punteggio means something like:

• It’s not up to you to change the score
• It’s not your job/place to change the score
• It’s not for you to change the score

This is a very common extended meaning of toccare in Italian.

Because with this structure, Italian uses toccare a qualcuno.

So the pattern is:

• tocca a me
• tocca a te
• tocca a lui / a lei
• tocca a noi
• tocca a voi
• tocca a loro

The a is required because the person is introduced as an indirect object.

So:

• Tocca a te = It’s up to you / It’s your turn
• Non tocca a te = It’s not up to you

You would not normally say Non tocca te in this meaning.

Because after the preposition a, Italian uses the stressed pronoun, not the subject pronoun.

Compare:

• tu = subject pronoun, used for the subject of a verb
• te = stressed pronoun, used after prepositions like a, per, con, etc.

So:

• Tu cambi il punteggio = You change the score
• A te tocca cambiare il punteggio = It’s up to you to change the score

That is why a tu would be wrong, and a te is correct.

Because after toccare a qualcuno, Italian often uses an infinitive to express the action that is someone’s responsibility or turn.

Pattern:

• tocca a qualcuno + infinitive

Examples:

• Tocca a me parlare. = It’s my turn to speak.
• Tocca a voi decidere. = It’s up to you all to decide.
• Non tocca a te cambiare il punteggio. = It’s not up to you to change the score.

So cambiare stays in the infinitive because it works like to change in English.

In Italian, non normally goes directly before the conjugated verb.

So:

• Tocca a te = It’s up to you
• Non tocca a te = It’s not up to you

This is the standard position for negation in simple sentences.

They are very similar, and in many contexts they can both mean It’s not up to you...

However, there is a slight nuance:

• toccare a qualcuno is very common and natural in everyday speech
• spettare a qualcuno can sound a bit more formal, official, or abstract

So:

• Non tocca a te cambiare il punteggio = everyday, natural
• Non spetta a te cambiare il punteggio = also correct, slightly more formal

Both are good Italian.

Yes, potentially. Because toccare a qualcuno can mean both:

• to be someone’s turn
• to be up to someone

Which interpretation fits best depends on context.

If people are taking turns doing something, it could mean:

• It’s not your turn to change the score

If the speaker is talking about authority or responsibility, it more likely means:

• It’s not up to you to change the score

So the phrase is flexible, and context tells you which nuance is intended.

Il punteggio usually means the score, the points total, or the scoring result.

It is commonly used in contexts like:

• sports
• games
• competitions
• ratings or point systems

So in this sentence, it likely refers to the official score or points being recorded or updated.

The given sentence is perfectly natural:

• Non tocca a te cambiare il punteggio.

But Italian can sometimes change word order for emphasis. For example:

• Cambiare il punteggio non tocca a te.
  This is possible, but less neutral and more emphatic.

• Non tocca a te il cambiare il punteggio.
  This sounds less natural in ordinary speech.

The most normal version is the original one:

• Non tocca a te cambiare il punteggio.

Yes. Toccare a qualcuno can be followed by either:

• an infinitive
• a noun phrase

Examples with an infinitive:

• Tocca a me cucinare. = It’s my turn to cook.

Examples with a noun:

• Tocca a me il prossimo turno. = The next shift is mine / It falls to me.
• A te tocca il compito più difficile. = The hardest task falls to you.

So the structure is flexible.

By itself, it is grammatically neutral, but in real conversation it can sound firm or corrective.

• In a calm context, it can simply mean that isn’t your responsibility
• In an argument, it may sound like that’s none of your business or you’re not the one who should be doing that

So the tone depends a lot on how it is said.

Because of that, learners should remember:

• the grammar is neutral
• the effect can be strong in context

You could, but it would not mean exactly the same thing.

• Non devi cambiare il punteggio = You mustn’t / shouldn’t change the score
• Non tocca a te cambiare il punteggio = It’s not up to you to change the score

The difference is important:

• non devi talks about prohibition, advice, or obligation
• non tocca a te talks about role, authority, responsibility, or turn

So the original sentence is specifically about who has the right or responsibility to do it, not just whether the action is allowed.