Nicola Rizzoli
Rizzoli during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final
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5 October 1971 Mirandola, Modena, Italy |
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| Other occupation | Architect | ||
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| Years | League | Role | |
| 1998–2001 | Serie C | Referee | |
| 2001–2010 | Serie A and B | Referee | |
| 2010– | Serie A | Referee | |
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| Years | League | Role | |
| 2007– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Nicola Rizzoli (Italian pronunciation: [niˈkɔla ritˈtsɔli]; born 5 October 1971) is an Italian football referee who has refereed in the Italian Serie A since 2002 and has been a FIFA-listed referee since 2007. When not refereeing, Rizzoli works as an architect. He refereed the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final between Germany and Argentina on 13 July at the Estádio do Maracanã and the 2013 Champions League Final at Wembley. As of 2011, Rizzoli has won five consecutive AIC Serie A Referee of the Year Awards, with his most recent success coming in 2015.On February 18, 2017, Rizzoli was put on the list of the top 5 referees in the 21st century by Soccer 360.
He refereed his first UEFA Champions League qualifying match in August 2007, and took charge of his first Champions League group stage match, a 2–0 Sporting CP victory over Basel, on 1 October 2008. On 7 April 2010, Rizzoli took charge of the Champions League quarter-final second leg between Manchester United and Bayern Munich. With the score at 3–1 to Manchester United (4–3 on aggregate), Rizzoli sent off their right-back, Rafael, for a second bookable offence. Bayern then scored again and won the tie on away goals.
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