Luigi Agnolin (21 March 1943 – 29 September 2018) was an Italian football referee. He was mostly known for supervising four matches in the

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, three in

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and one in

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14 June 1990. Retrieved on 17 May 2013. He also refereed the

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between

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and S.L. Benfica. In addition to his two World Cup tournaments, Agnolin also served as a referee in qualifiers for the World Cups of

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, and

. He officiated in qualifying for Euro 1984. Agnolin is known to have worked as a

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referee during the period from 1980 to 1990. Agnolin was also a

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referee, officiating at the

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in the Netherlands. In 2012, he was inducted into the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Agnolin, Luigi 1943 births 2018 deaths People from Bassano del Grappa Italian football referees FIFA World Cup referees 1990 FIFA World Cup referees 1986 FIFA World Cup referees Sportspeople from the Province of Vicenza