How much will the referees of the final between América and Cruz Azul earn?

Tonight the Cruz Azul cement machine will be receiving at the facilities from the Ciudad de los Deportes Stadium to the Águilas del América to face what will be the first leg of the grand final of the Clausura 2024 tournament, for which the Refereeing Commission appointed Fernando ‘Curro’ Hernández Gómez as the main judge of the match .

How much does a referee earn for conducting a Liga MX final?

According to information released by David Medrano, the referees have a salary base of between 27 and 33 thousand pesos per month ($1,600 – 1,900), which is set whether the referee has a FIFA badge or not. According to reports, the stipulated salary per match coached in Liga MX for a central judge It is 40 thousand pesos ($2,400), without the Mexican Football Federation making the bonuses transparent and in addition to the compensation for the league matches.

In the middle of the Clausura 2024 Liguilla, Javier Alarcón encouraged the controversy by pointing out that salaries of the Nazarenes in our championship lack transparency and he pointed out that part of them come from an important television station, owner of one of the most popular teams.

“If the referees’ salaries continue to come from Televisa/FMF money, there will be no way to defend transparency in the América games (although in many cases there was no fraud. An autonomous Arbitration Commission is urgently needed, even more so now that América is listed on the stock market,” he wrote on his social networks on May 12.

Earnings of the main judges for this final

Taking as reference the data presented by David Medrano, we could arrive at to the conclusion that ‘Curro’ Hernández, main referee for the first leg, will be making earnings of more than 150 thousand pesos ($9,000) at the end of the month of May, since in addition to his base salary, he has officiated matches between Pachuca and Necaxa, as well as the classic between Monterrey and the Tigres.

For his part, Marco Antonio ‘El Gato’ Ortiz will be taking a similar figure since he refereed the first leg duel between the Tigres and Monterrey at the Universitario Stadium. In addition, he is one of the referees with the highest number of appearances as the main referee during the current championship, with 11 games and 4 more as a member of the VAR.

It is expected that on average the salary of referees who have a FIFA badge will be close to to one million pesos ($60,000) per tournament, since on some dates they are considered the fourth referee, for which they receive bonuses either on the playing field or as a member of the VAR.

Dates and venues of the grand final

The return duel will take place on the Azteca Stadium field next Sunday May 26 where the Águilas have the clear goal of being able to lift trophy number 15 in their history, thereby sealing a two-time championship, while the cement workers are focused on winning their trophy number 10. This match will be refereed by the schoolboy Marco Antonio ‘El Gato’ Ortiz.

The issue of arbitration is currently visible to everyone and is gaining great relevance. and importance due to the apparent errors of the Nazarenes, a situation that resulted in those from Coapa being victorious in the return matches against the Tuzos del Pachuca and the Chivas de Guadalajara and obtaining the ticket to the final of Clausura 2024.

In the midst of all this controversy and controversy, the referees who have been chosen to be able direct this great and historic final they will be totally concentrated on fulfilling their duties in the best possible way and overcoming all the pressure that exists, especially the media and everything that means leading a match between the blues and the Americanists, knowing that after the final whistle An attractive payment awaits them for their professional services.

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