Because the Apertura 2020 tournament will only start on July 24, the Liga MX teams are in pre-season and friendly tournaments have been developed within the plans, such as the Mexico Cup and Copa Leon, being in the latter where the Perez sisters, originally from Irapuato, Guanajuato, could be seen.
The first to enter the Nou Camp field was Diana Perez, who at 5:00 p.m. began refereeing the match who faced Pachuca against Atletico San Luis. At 8:00 p.m. it was the turn of Priscila Perez, FIFA Referee since 2019, who had her chance in the game between Leon and Juarez. The appearance of the Perez sisters on the playing field to whistle the matches of the men's teams is not a minor thing, despite the fact that they have been friendly matches. According to information from TUDN, for 16 years, a woman had not refereed a duel between men’s teams from the maximum circuit. And yes, both referees appear regularly in the women's tournament. In fact, both Diana and Priscila were part of the refereeing team that directed the grand final that Tigres and Monterrey played in December 2019. Recently, Arturo Brizio Carter, in charge of the FMF Referees Committee, assured that “it would not be far to see a woman refereeing in Liga MX” and performances like that of the Perez sisters reaffirm the idea. The last woman who refereed a men’s game in Liga MX was Virginia Tovar in 2004.
Source: Televisa
