Nicolás Ramírez to referee the final between Racing and Estudiantes | OneFootball

The Professional League announced the referee team for the head-to-head match between the Academia and the Pincha for the Clausura title, which will take place this Saturday at the Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero.

Nicolás Ramírez will be the referee for the final between Racing and Estudiantes de La Plata, a head-to-head for the Clausura Tournament title that will be held this Saturday at the Madre de Ciudades stadium in Santiago del Estero.

The main referee will be accompanied by Gabriel Chade (assistant 1), Maximiliano Del Yesso (assistant 2), Pablo Dóvalo (fourth referee), Mariana Dure (fifth), Héctor Paletta (VAR) and Hernán Mastrángelo (AVAR).

Ramírez has officiated important matches this year: he was in the two heated classics between Racing and Independiente, in the San Lorenzo vs. Huracán match in August, the final of the Primera Nacional (where VAR was a protagonist and Gimnasia de Mendoza defeated Deportivo Madryn on penalties to achieve the historic promotion to the Professional League) and, recently, also the Superclásico (Boca's victory over River at the Bombonera).

The referee was criticized by Gustavo Costas in different matches throughout the year. In March, he erupted after the draw with Independiente as visitors: “I think they didn't call anything for us. It was blatant.”

Months later, Ramírez officiated another match for Racing in a classic against Boca at La Bombonera and his performance once again sparked Costas' anger, who questioned the foul that led to Milton Giménez's equalizing goal and the unbalanced number of fouls called for one side and the other.

“The same thing as always happened. They called everything a foul. Foul, foul, foul… You saw that it wasn't a foul for the free kick. It's not that we're complaining, but you know it,” the Academia coach began regarding the supposed foul on Milton Delgado that Leandro Paredes took advantage of to send the cross that Giménez converted into a goal. “How many fouls did they call against us? Nineteen, against six. Against Independiente, the same referee called eighteen against two,” he reproached.

Now, Ramírez will once again officiate a match for Racing, no less than the final against Estudiantes de La Plata, which will determine the champion of the Clausura Tournament this Saturday at the Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.