Throughout the entire 2022 Paraguayan football season, which is very close to coming to an end, one of the biggest regular topics of discussion has again been refereeing. The Referees Committee of the Paraguayan Football Association is currently headed by the Argentine Horacio Elizondo, who is accompanied by his compatriot Pablo Silva, but the contract of both Argentines comes to an end this year. It seems imminent that Elizondo will no longer be at the head of Paraguayan refereeing, despite the fact that President Robert Harrison, who will be re-elected on November 3, assured that at the end of the season the work of the Argentine will be evaluated and then will take a decision. Harrison was consulted about the possibility of Pitana's arrival in Paraguay and, although he praised his great career, he said that there is nothing decided in this regard.
While all this is happening, in Argentina referee Nestor Pitana, who is mentioned as the main candidate to replace Elizondo in the APF, slowly begins to say goodbye to professional refereeing. According to information from the journalist Gustavo del Puerto, from the Nacion Media group, Pitana has already said goodbye to his colleagues from Conmebol with an emotional message. In addition, Pitana’s last match in Argentina will be between Platense and Lanus, next Tuesday, October 25.
Throughout his career, Pitana refereed 320 games in the First Division of Argentina. He made history refereeing in all FIFA tournaments, including the World Cups in Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018, having much prominence in the latter, where he was in charge of the opening match and the final between France and Croatia.
Source: Versus
