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

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

Nicolás Ramírez will be the referee for the final between Racing and Estudiantes de La Plata, a head-to-head battle for the Clausura Tournament title to be played 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 official), Mariana Dure (fifth), Héctor Paletta (VAR) and Hernán Mastrángelo (AVAR).

Ramírez has officiated important matches this year: he was in charge of both heated derbies between Racing and Independiente, the San Lorenzo vs. Huracán derby in August, the Primera Nacional final (where VAR played a key role and Gimnasia de Mendoza defeated Deportivo Madryn on penalties to achieve a historic promotion to the Professional League), and, most recently, the Superclásico (Boca’s victory over River at La Bombonera).

The referee has been criticized by Gustavo Costas in several matches this year. In March, he exploded after the away draw with Independiente: “I think we didn’t get any calls. It was outrageous.”

Months later, Ramírez refereed Racing again in a derby against Boca at La Bombonera, and his performance once again sparked Costas’s anger, who questioned the foul that led to Milton Giménez’s equalizer and the uneven number of fouls called for each side.

“It was the same as always. They called every foul. Foul, foul, foul… You saw that the free kick wasn’t a foul. It’s not that we’re whining, but you know it,” said the Racing coach regarding the alleged foul on Milton Delgado, which Leandro Paredes took advantage of to send in the cross that Giménez turned into a goal. “How many fouls did they call against us? Nineteen, against six. Against Independiente the same referee called eighteen against two,” he complained.

Now, Ramírez is set to referee Racing once again, this time in the final against Estudiantes de La Plata, which will decide the Clausura Tournament champion this Saturday at the Madre de Ciudades stadium in Santiago del Estero.

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