Hernán Mastrangelo

{{short description|Argentine football referee (born 1981)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
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| name = Hernán Mastrángelo
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|4|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]
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| years1 = 2017–present
| league1 = [[Argentine Primera División]]
| role1 = Referee
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| internationalyears1 = 2023–present
| confederation1 = [[FIFA International Referees List|FIFA listed]]
| internationalrole1 = [[Video assistant referee]]
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'''Hernán Mastrángelo''' (born 4 April 1981) is an Argentine [[Referee (association football)|football referee]] who has been listed as a [[video assistant referee]] by [[FIFA]] since 2023.{{cite news |title=Argentinian Football Association {{!}} International match officials |url=https://inside.fifa.com/en/associations/ARG/referees |access-date=20 April 2026 |work=Inside FIFA |date=1 January 2026}}

== Career ==
Mastrángelo was born on 4 April 1981 in [[Buenos Aires]], the son of Carlos Mastrángelo, a football referee. Before retiring in the late 1990s, Mastrágenlo said that he was an avid fan of [[Club Atlético River Plate]]. He also was a renowned [[trade unionist]].

Hernán Mastrángelo began his career following the footsteps of his father. However, he became a professional referee in 2015 and debuted in Argentina's top-tier [[AFA Liga Profesional de Fútbol]] in 2017, when he was in his mid 30s.{{cite news |title=Mastrángelo, árbitro principal del compromiso ante el Xeneize |url=https://www.clubtalleres.com.ar/mastrangelo-arbitro-principal-del-compromiso-ante-el-xeneize/ |access-date=20 April 2026 |work=Club Talleres de Córdoba |date=22 May 2024 |language=es}}{{cite news |last1=Maverino |first1=Silvio |title=Radiografía arbitral: Los Números de River y Racing con Mastrángelo antes del choque de Copa Argentina |url=https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/copa-argentina/93641/radiografia-arbitral-los-numeros-de-river-y-racing-con-mastrangelo-antes-del-choque-de-copa-argentina |access-date=20 April 2026 |work=[[El Gráfico (Argentina)|El Gráfico]] |date=30 September 2025 |language=es}} His first top-league game was a match between [[Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield]] and [[Club Atlético Huracán]], which ended in a 1–1 draw. Mastrángelo has overseen matches at other national tournaments, including [[Copa Argentina]], where he has drawn criticism or controversy over his refereeing style or due to his sister recalling in an interview the family's long tradition of supporting River Plate.{{cite news |last1=Trasmonte |first1=Jorge Mario |title=El árbitro, en el centro de la escena: ¿Mastrángelo está a la altura de un Racing-River tan caliente? |url=https://www.ole.com.ar/opinion/copa-argentina-river-racing-arbitro-hernan-mastrangelo-capacitado-opinion_0_sar9OF8uHj.html |access-date=20 April 2026 |work=[[Olé (sports newspaper)|Olé]] |date=1 October 2025 |language=es}}{{cite news |title=El árbitro de Estudiantes – Instituto: Protagonista de un dato llamativo |url=https://www.infocielo.com/deportes/el-arbitro-estudiantes-instituto-protagonista-un-dato-llamativo-n794783 |access-date=20 April 2026 |work=Infocielo |date=15 October 2024 |language=es}}{{cite news |title=Polémica antes del River vs. Racing por el árbitro Mastrángelo: "Somos todos gallinas" |url=https://www.tycsports.com/river-plate/river-racing-copa-argentina-hernan-mastrangelo-polemica-arbitro-id689518.html |access-date=20 April 2026 |work=[[TyC Sports]] |date=30 September 2025 |language=es}}

Since 2023, Mastrángelo has been listed by [[FIFA]] as a [[video assistant referee]] (VAR), a position he also holds in Argentine football.{{cite news |title=HERNÁN MASTRÁNGELO SERÁ EL ÁRBITRO EN ESTUDIANTES DE LA PLATA-LANÚS |url=https://clublanus.com/hernan-mastrangelo-sera-el-arbitro-en-estudiantes-de-la-plata-lanus/ |access-date=20 April 2026 |work=Club Lanús |date=6 March 2026 |language=es}} In April 2026, he was selected by FIFA as a video assistant referee for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]].{{cite news |title=Argentina set World Cup 2026 record… without Lionel Messi |url=https://www.beinsports.com/en-us/soccer/fifa-world-cup-2026/articles/argentina-set-world-cup-2026-record-without-lionel-messi-2026-04-09 |access-date=20 April 2026 |work=[[beIN Sports]] |date=9 April 2026}} Mastrángelo is part of a large group of Argentine referees at the 2026 World Cup, including [[Darío Herrera (referee)|Darío Herrera]], [[Facundo Tello]], [[Yael Falcón]], and [[Juan Pablo Belatti]].{{cite news |last1=Guiñazú |first1=Daniel |title=Los mejores peores árbitros del mundo |url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/2026/04/20/los-mejores-peores-arbitros-del-mundo/ |access-date=20 April 2026 |work=[[Página 12]] |date=20 April 2026 |language=es}}{{cite news |title=Polémica en el final del Superclásico: los jugadores de River reclamaron un penal y discutieron con el árbitro |url=https://tn.com.ar/deportes/futbol/2026/04/19/polemica-en-el-final-del-superclasico-los-jugadores-de-river-reclamaron-un-penal-y-discutieron-con-el-arbitro/ |access-date=20 April 2026 |work=[[Todo Noticias]] |date=19 April 2026 |language=es}}

== References ==
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{{2026 FIFA World Cup referees}}

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[[Category:1981 births]]
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[[Category:Argentine football referees]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Buenos Aires]]
[[Category:2026 FIFA World Cup referees]]