Piero Maza to referee decisive Racing v Flamengo Libertadores tie | OneFootball

Emotions will be running high in this Wednesday's game between Racing and Flamengo at El Cilindro, for the return match of the Copa Libertadores. Therefore, great refereeing will be necessary during the duel, and Gazeta Esportiva detailed the members of the quartet responsible for officiating the clash between Brazilians and Argentines.

History with Fla

The main referee for the duel will be the Chilean Piero Maza, with Chileans Claudio Urrutia and José Retamal as assistants. Felipe González will be the fourth official and Juan Lara will be in the VAR. The 41-year-old Chilean referee has a small history of four games officiated with Flamengo: two wins for Mengão and two losses.

The last game officiated by Piero Maza with Flamengo on the field was on September 25 of this year, when the Rubro-Negro lost 1-0 to Estudiantes-ARG in the Libertadores quarter-finals. The Cariocas advanced on penalties. The other loss was to Independiente Del Valle-EQU, in the 2023 Recopa Sudamericana. The Brazilian team's victories with the Chilean referee were against San José-BOL and Vélez Sarsfield-ARG, in the 2019 and 2022 Libertadores, respectively.

Piero Maza, in Flamengo vs. Estudiantes – Photo: Juan MABROMATA / AFP

Maza's Statistics

Piero Maza's career, especially in South American football, is marked by a high rate of cards. The Chilean has officiated 38 games in the Libertadores, with an average of 5.2 cards per match, including eight red cards. Additionally, he has awarded 12 penalties in the competition.

In the Sudamericana, the second tier of South American football, he has officiated fewer games (26), but with an even higher average of cards per game (5.8).

Situation in the Semifinal

In the last game between the teams, in the first leg of this edition's Copa Libertadores semifinal, Flamengo won 1-0 with a goal by Jorge Carrascal. Thus, the Carioca team has the advantage of a draw in the second match.

Meanwhile, Racing needs a victory by two goals to advance to the final still in regular time. An Argentine win by the minimum margin takes the decision of the finalist to a penalty shootout.

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