Miami, FL – The Concacaf Referee Committee has announced the match officials who will be in charge of the 2020 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Final to be played on Tuesday, December 22, 2020.
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Match: |
Tigres UANL (MEX) vs Los Angeles FC (USA) |
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Referee: |
Mario ESCOBAR (Guatemala) |
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Assistant Referee 1: |
Humberto PANJOJ (Guatemala) |
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Assistant Referee 2: |
Gerson LOPEZ (Guatemala) |
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Fourth Official: |
Daneon PARCHMENT (Jamaica) |
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Reserve Assistant Referee: |
Nicholas ANDERSON (Jamaica) |
The 34-year-old Guatemalan Mario Escobar will oversee the Final. A FIFA international referee since 2013, Escobar boasts a wealth of experience.
He has officiated in the last five editions of the SCCL and since February 2018 has refereed 17 matches in international competition.
Among his recent highlights in Concacaf club competition is officiating the decisive second leg of the Final of the 2018 Scotiabank Concacaf League between Motagua (HON) and Herediano (CRC) and the first leg of the 2019 SCCL semifinal between Monterrey (MEX) and Sporting Kansas City (USA).
Escobar has also excelled as a referee in national team competition, officiating the Final of the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup between Mexico and the United States, plus serving as a FIFA referee during the 2019 FIFA Men’s Under-17 World Cup in Brazil.
