 Mariani in 2016 | |||
| Full name | Maurizio Mariani | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 25 February 1982 Rome, Italy | ||
| Other occupation | Merchant sailor | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2007– | Italian Football | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2019– | FIFA listed |
| |
Maurizio Mariani (born 25 February 1982 [1] ) is an Italian football referee.
Born in Rome, [2] Mariani decided to pursue a career in refereeing at the age of 16 while in completing his studies at the Francesco Morosini Naval Academy in Venice. [3]
In October 2000, Mariani made his debut as a referee in youth categories. He then moved to Lazio and began improving his career by reaching Serie D in 2007 and then, after a two-year stay, Serie C in 2009.
After two more years in Serie C, he was promoted to the national association of Italian referees In 2011, Mariani ascended to Serie B and, in 2013, to Serie A, where he was officialized in 2015. [4]
In October 2020, Mariani refereed his first Derby della Madonnina between Inter Milan and AC Milan. [5]
In 2019, FIFA named him a FIFA-listed referee and, in 2021, FIFA included Mariani as a video assistant referee. [6]
Mariani was assigned as a VAR official for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Among other matches, Mariani was appointed for the quarter-final game between England and Portugal, as well as the semifinal match between England and Israel. [7] [8]
At the end of the 2023–24 Serie A, he had 151 appearances in that category.
In May 2024, CONMEBOL, as part of an exchange program under the cooperation agreement with UEFA, selected Mariani for the 2024 Copa América, [9] and, in December 2024, UEFA promoted him to the Elite category. [10]
In 2025, Mariani refereed the Coppa Italia final between AC Milan and Bologna, [11] and has been assigned to lead the final between Argentina and Morocco at the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile. [12]