John Francis Pitti Hernández (born 2 August 1978) is a retired
Panama
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nian professional
football
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referee
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. He has been a full international for
FIFA
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since 2012. He refereed some matches in the
CONCACAF Champions League
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.
On 6 June 2021, Pitti refereed the
final
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of the
inaugural
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edition of the
CONCACAF Nations League
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.
References
1978 births
Living people
Panamanian football referees
CONCACAF Champions League referees
CONCACAF Gold Cup referees
2018 FIFA World Cup referees
Copa América referees
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