1. Piero Daniel Maza Gomez was born on 25 October 1984 and is a Chilean football referee who officiates in the Chilean Primera Division.
12 Facts About Piero Maza
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Piero Maza refereed his first match on 27 July 2014 between Cobresal and Palestino.
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In 2018, Piero Maza was added to the FIFA International Referees List.
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In 2021, Piero Maza was added as a video match official on the FIFA list.
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In November 2018, Piero Maza was appointed as an assistant VAR official for the first leg of the 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals between Argentine clubs Boca Juniors and River Plate.
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Piero Maza again worked as an assistant VAR in the 2019 Copa Libertadores Final between Brazilian club Flamengo and River Plate in November 2019, as well as in the second leg of the 2020 Recopa Sudamericana between Flamengo and Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle.
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On 4 September 2021, Piero Maza officiated his first major competition final in the 2021 Copa Chile between Colo-Colo and Everton.
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Piero Maza has officiated at a number of international tournaments during his career.
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Later that year, Piero Maza was selected to participate at the 2019 Copa America in Brazil, where he served as a fourth official and assistant VAR.
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Piero Maza was selected as a video referee for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.
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On 4 April 2022, Piero Maza was fired along with ten other referees by Javier Castrilli, the head of the Chilean football referees committee, as an attempt to give more opportunities to younger referees.
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On 30 May 2022, Piero Maza was appointed as a referee for his first senior international match, the 2022 Finalissima between UEFA Euro 2020 winners Italy and 2021 Copa America winners Argentina.