Fernando Rapallini

Fernando Andrés Rapallini (born 28 April 1978) is an Argentine football referee who officiates in the Argentine Primera División. He has been a FIFA referee since 2014. In 2011, Rapallini began officiating in the Argentine Primera División. His first match as referee was on 19 June 2011 between Godoy Cruz and All Boys. In 2014, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first senior international match on 5 June 2015 between Chile and El Salvador. Rapallini has officiated numerous finals in Argentina, including the 2013 Supercopa Argentina, 2017 Copa Argentina Final, 2018 Supercopa Argentina and 2019 Trofeo de Campeones de la Superliga Argentina. He was selected by CONMEBOL as the fourth official for the second leg of the 2015 Recopa Sudamericana between Argentine clubs San Lorenzo and River Plate, and officiated the second leg of the 2020 Recopa Sudamericana between Brazilian club Flamengo and Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle. He also worked as one of the assistant video assistant referees for the 2020 Copa Libertadores Final between Brazilian clubs Palmeiras and Santos. Rapallini was selected as a match official for the 2015 South American U-17 Championship in Paraguay, as well as the 2017 South American U-17 Championship and 2019 South American U-20 Championship, both in Chile.