Journalist, she is married to a line judge and will make history: Mariana de Almeida, first female referee in a Superclásico

Mariana de Almeida he studied arbitration out of curiosity: it was a complement to his journalistic career and flourished in such a way as to occupy all the space. His profession was not up to date with the news, but dated to this day, in the field.

child assistant; child Soccer; international; Reserve, in the men’s championship; First in Super League and Professional League; female professional final; Libertadores and World Cup for clubs. All this is in the curriculum of who will also be the fifth referee of the Men’s Superclassic on Sundays.

The high point of his career was announced by an email that didn’t open in time. her husband was her Javier Uzigahe was also a professional referee assistant, who gave him the news by telephone and shouting: the FIFA Referees Committee had chosen her to lead the Club World Cup, which took place in Qatar.

The return match between Ulsan Hyundai 1 – Al Duhail 3, saw her on the pitch as the Brazilian’s second assistant Edina Alves-Batista. The hat-trick was completed Neuza back and was the first female in one of the most important men’s tournaments in football.

De Almeida and Uziga live together and share the profession: both are assistants and cross paths in the workplace, even if they have never had to referee the same match. “We support, help and understand, though we came to go to sleep angry for not agreeing on a move, ”he admitted in an interview published on the official website of the Argentine Football Association (AFA).

In 2006 she was hired by the AFA and two years later obtained the certification of international assistant from the FIFA Referees Commission. This allowed her to participate in the Women’s World Cup, the Japan Under 20 World Cup 2012, the Uruguay Under 17 World Cup 2018 and the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games.