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Piero Maza to Referee Boca Juniors’ Copa Sudamericana Clash With São Paulo

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Conmebol appointed Chilean referee Piero Maza to oversee Boca Juniors’ Copa Sudamericana quarterfinal first leg against São Paulo.
  • Maza will referee Boca for the fifth time in an international tournament, shortly after a serious officiating error in the club’s round-of-16 match against Paraguay’s Recoleta.
  • A Chilean officiating team will assist Maza, with Fernando Véjar assigned to VAR.

Piero Maza will return to a Boca Juniors match only weeks after a major refereeing error involving the Argentine club. Conmebol has appointed the Chilean to oversee Boca’s Copa Sudamericana quarterfinal first leg against São Paulo at La Bombonera on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 9:30 p.m. local time, or 0030 GMT.

It will be Maza’s fifth Boca match in an international competition. His appointment comes shortly after the controversial mistake he made during Boca’s round-of-16 match against Paraguay’s Recoleta, when the Argentine team took the kickoff from the center spot in both halves.

Maza will work with fellow Chileans José Retamal and Miguel Rocha as assistant referees. Diego Flores will serve as the fourth official.

Fernando Véjar will lead the video assistant referee team, with Miguel Araos assisting him. Uruguay’s Darío Ubriaco will act as the referee assessor, while Peru’s Víctor Carrillo will serve as quality manager for the quarterfinal first-leg appointments.

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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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