Massimiliano Irrati (born 27 June 1979) is a professional Italian football referee. Irrati made his

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debut on 27 August 2011, officiating a match between

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and AlbinoLeffe. On 18 March 2012, he made his debut in

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, refereeing a match between

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and ChievoVerona. In 2017, Irrati became FIFA listed, officiating his first senior international match on 22 February 2017, a friendly between

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and

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. Irrati made his club international debut on 13 July 2017, officiating a match between Luxembourgish club Progrès Niederkorn and Greek club

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in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. On 30 April 2018, Irrati was selected by FIFA as one of the

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s for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the first

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to use the technology. Irrati was appointed as VAR in his first World Cup match between

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and

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on 14 June 2018 in

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, the opening match of the tournament. On 12 July 2018, Irrati was appointed as the VAR for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between

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and

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. In total, Irrati was the main VAR for 14 matches during the tournament, the most of any official.

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