Néstor Pitana
Full name | Néstor Fabián Pitana | ||
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Corpus, Argentina | 17 June 1975||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
Argentine Primera División | Referee | ||
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2010–2022 | FIFA listed | Referee |
Néstor Fabián Pitana (Spanish pronunciation: 2006).[3]
Controversies
2018 World Cup final
Pitana's performance in the
2018 FIFA World Cup Final has seen some controversy, mostly related to the use of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology.[4][5] France's first goal was scored from a free kick that was seen by many as a dive from Antoine Griezmann (the rules at the time related to VAR forbade intervention in the case, however).[4][6] France's second goal was scored from a penalty given after Pitana was informed by VAR that he may wish to review the recording of Ivan Perišić's handball.[7][8] After a lengthy deliberation, Pitana awarded the penalty to France, which many pundits called an incorrect interpretation of the rules.[9][10][11][12]
2021 Copa America
"And not for the first time in his career," Pitana's decisions during the June 24, 2021 Copa America game between Brazil and Colombia were also a source of intense controversy. At the 78th minute, Pitana continued the game on a ball that had hit his legs, which according to International Football Association Board rules, should have led to a stop of play. As the Columbian players stood still expecting play to be paused, Brazil scored, tying the match and eventually contributing to Brazil's 2-1 victory.[13][14]
Record
2014 FIFA World Cup – Brazil | |||
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Date | Match | Venue | Round |
17 June 2014 | Russia – South Korea | Cuiabá | Group stage |
22 June 2014 | United States – Portugal | Manaus | Group stage |
25 June 2014 | Honduras – Switzerland | Manaus | Group stage |
4 July 2014 | France – Germany | Rio de Janeiro | Quarter-final |
2018 FIFA World Cup – Russia | |||
Date | Match | Venue | Round |
14 June 2018 | Russia – Saudi Arabia | Moscow | Group stage |
27 June 2018 | Mexico – Sweden | Ekaterinburg | Group stage |
1 July 2018 | Croatia – Denmark | Nizhny Novgorod | Round of 16 |
6 July 2018 | Uruguay – France | Nizhny Novgorod | Quarter-final |
15 July 2018 | France – Croatia | Moscow | Final |
Statistics
Tournaments | Constester | Years | Matches | Average | Average | ||
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Primera División de Argentina
|
AFA –SAF
|
2007– | 269 | 1275 | 4.74 | 89 | 0.33 |
Primera B Nacional
|
AFA
|
2006–2017 | 61 | 278 | 4.55 | 14 | 0.23 |
Copa Argentina | AFA
|
2011– | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 1 | 0.25 |
Supercopa Argentina | AFA
|
2014 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
Relegation | AFA
|
2009–2012 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.00 |
Copa América | Conmebol
|
2015 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 1 | 0.50 |
Copa Conmebol Libertadores | Conmebol
|
2010– | 34 | 158 | 4.64 | 7 | 0.21 |
Copa Conmebol Sudamericana | Conmebol
|
2010– | 16 | 79 | 4.94 | 7 | 0.44 |
Recopa Conmebol Sudamericana | Conmebol
|
2012; 2015 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 2 | 1.00 |
South American Under-17 Football Championship
|
Conmebol
|
2011 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.00 |
FIFA World Cup | FIFA | 2014; 2018 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 0 | 0.00 |
FIFA Confederations Cup | FIFA | 2017 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.00 |
FIFA World Cup qualification CONMEBOL | FIFA | 2011– | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 3 | 0.33 |
FIFA World Cup Intercontinental play-offs | FIFA | 2017 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
Friendlies | FIFA | 2011–2012 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.00 |
2016 Río de Janeiro | IOC–FIFA | 2016 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.00 |
Totals | 2006– | 422 | 1973 | 4.67 | 124 | 0.29 | |
Matches as referee are correct as of 13 August 2018 |
Source: worldfootball.net[15]
References
- ^ Profile on worldreferee.com.
- ^ "Nestor Pitana to referee the Opening Match of 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia". FIFA.com. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Nestor Pitana to referee World Cup Final". FIFA.com. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ a b Menzas, Jack (15 July 2018). "World Cup final referee in VAR penalty controversy". The Independent. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ Homewood, Brian (15 July 2018). "Pitana's path from film extra to World Cup final referee". Reuters. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "FIFA must rethink the handball rule: Osvaldo Ardiles - Times of India". The Times of India. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ Soidri, Abdallah (15 July 2018). "L'arbitre de la finale de la Coupe du Monde raconte sa décision de siffler pénalty pour les Bleus". Football Stories (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "World Cup 2018: Nestor Pitana's worst day... which saw him suspended". MARCA in English. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ Wahl, Grant (15 July 2018). "France wins World Cup–with an assist from VAR". SI.com. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Former refs disagree on France penalty". The New Paper. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Referee controversy overshadows Brazil's Copa América win over Colombia". CNN. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Copa America 2021: Colombia protest as Brazil eke out win". The National. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Néstor Pitana: matches as referee". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
External links
Media related to Néstor Pitana at Wikimedia Commons