2023-10-16
Saeed Martinez He remains among the elite of the officiating world. The Honduran whistler has made a fortune in recent years and has had the privilege of whistling to the greats of world football.
After directing two consecutive Gold Cup finals, the last CONCACAF Nations League final, attending the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and refereeing CONCACAF qualifiers, the Honduran received extraordinary news.
The 32-year-old referee has the opportunity to share the opportunity with the likes of Leo Messi and Robert Lewandowski at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, as well as the opportunity to call the Argentinian star’s debut at Inter Miami. In short, there is a wealth of experience Experience experience.
However, in the past few hours he has received news from Saudi Arabia regarding refereeing matches for Al Nassr, the Saudi club where the Portuguese star plays. Cristiano Ronaldo.
Chairman of the Arbitration Committee, Óscar Velásquez confirmed to DIEZ that Said received the invitation Conducting the match of Al Nassr against DAMAC, this duel is scheduled to start on October 21 next year at 9:00 am (Honduras).
Said will be accompanied by Catrajo Walter Lopez and Christian Ramirez, two teammates who have accompanied him in different international competitions.
but, Why did Saeed Martinez call that game and why was he invited? Well, because the Saudi Professional League wants to improve in every aspect, they also want to have the best referees in the world.
The intervention of the Central Honduras referee will only last one match, so after that everything will be back to normal regarding the whistled Cataracio.
He is not the first foreign judge to blow the whistle in Saudi Arabia in recent months. They have already done so, including Spaniard Antonio Mateu Lajos, Mexican Cesar Arturo Ramos, Salvadoran Ivan Barton and Argentinian Fernando Lapalini.