Massimiliano Irrati (born 27 June 1979) is a professional Italian football referee.

Irrati made his Serie B debut on 27 August 2011, officiating a match between Cittadella and AlbinoLeffe. On 18 March 2012, he made his debut in Serie A, refereeing a match between Bologna and ChievoVerona.

Massimiliano Irrati

In 2017, Irrati became FIFA listed, officiating his first senior international match on 22 February 2017, a friendly between San Marino and Andorra. Irrati made his club international debut on 13 July 2017, officiating a match between Luxembourgish club Progrès Niederkorn and Greek club AEL Limassol in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

Massimiliano Irrati

On 30 April 2018, Irrati was selected by FIFA as one of the video assistant referees for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the first FIFA World Cup to use the technology. Irrati was appointed as VAR in his first World Cup match between Russia and Saudi Arabia on 14 June 2018 in Group A, the opening match of the tournament. On 12 July 2018, Irrati was appointed as the VAR for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Croatia. In total, Irrati was the main VAR for 14 matches during the tournament, the most of any official.

Massimiliano Irrati

See also

List of football referees

References

External links

Profile at worldfootball.net

1979 births

Sportspeople from Florence

Italian football referees

2018 FIFA World Cup referees

Living people