The Guatemalan Mario Escobar leads the quartet for the end of the League of Nations between Mexico and Panama

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March 22, 2025March 22, 2025By Mario Vásquez
The Guatemalan Mario Escobar leads the quartet for the end of the League of Nations between Mexico and Panama

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The national referee was aimed by Concacaf with the responsibility of being the one who imparts justice in the Grand Final of the League of Nations between Mexico and Panama on March 23.

Fourth Guatemalan referees will give justice in the final of the Concacaf Nations League. (Photo: Free Press, VAR502)

The match corresponding to the grand final of the Concacaf 2024-2025 Nations League which will be played on Sunday, March 23 (19.30) at the Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA. Between Mexico and Panama It already has referees and everyone will be Guatemalans.

The national referee, Esobar will be the central referee and will again be in charge of a final of the Concacaf Tournament after having been present in the definition of the 2019-2020 Concacaf Champions Cup title that won Tigres UANL 2-1 over Los Angeles FC.

Mario Escobar, which in recent years has been summoned by both Concacaf and FIFA for different high -level tournaments, will continue demonstrating your experiencebut this time in a grand final of the League of Nations.

This will be the first time that the Guatemalan is in charge of a final of the League of Nations, but it will not be his debut by directing a match where the Mexican National Team appears. Escobar will be accompanied by Luis Ventura, Humberto Panjoj and Walter López.

Mario Escobar, referee of Mexico vs Panama of League of Nations

It was in the 2019 edition of the Gold Cup that Mario Escobar directed his first final of one of the top selections of Concacaf.

This meeting was held on July 7, 2019 at the Solfier Field, stadium located in Chicago, Illinois. In this match the selections of Mexico and the United States met in the dispute for the title, which in the end went to the Aztec squad for a score 1-0.

Wayne Hennessey is expelled by the Guatemalan referee Mario Escobar in the Welshman Vs Iran of the 2022 World Cup.
Wayne Hennessey is expelled by the Guatemalan referee Mario Escobar in the Welsh vs. Iran of the 2022 World Cup. (Photo Free Press: EFE)

In addition, Mario Escobar has also been present in tournaments of the World Cup and the Copa América. In 2022 it is even remembered by the Red card that took Wayne Hennessey Welsh in a group stage.

In the Copa América 2024 he was in charge of two games of the group stage, Peru vs Canada and Mexico vs. Ecuador.

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