Esteban Ostojich

Ostojich began officiating in the Primera División in Uruguay in 2013.^[2] In 2016, he was included on the FIFA International Referees List for the first time.^[1] He officiated his first CONMEBOL club fixture on 11 August 2016 in the Copa Sudamericana in a match between Sol de América of Paraguay and Jorge Wilstermann of Bolivia.^[3] The following year, he officiated his first match in the Copa Libertadores, a group stage meeting between Brazilian club Grêmio and Chilean club Deportes Iquique on 12 April 2017.^[4] Ostojich officiated his first senior international fixture on 16 November 2018, a friendly match between Argentina and Mexico.^[5] The following year, he was selected as a referee for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil,^[6] where he officiated a group stage match between Bolivia and Venezuela.^[7] In July 2021, Ostojich oversaw the final match between Brazil and Argentina at the 2021 Copa América.^[8]

He has also worked frequently as a video assistant referee (VAR), including in the second leg of the 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, the 2019 Copa Libertadores Final and the first leg of the 2020 Recopa Sudamericana.^[9][10][11] He was appointed as a VAR for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar,^[12][13] and was assigned to three matches including the final between Liverpool of England and Flamengo of Brazil.^[14][15][16] For health reasons, Ostojich replaced his compatriot Leodán González as a referee at the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup, held in February 2021 in Qatar.^[17][18] He was selected to officiate a second round match between Mexican club UANL and South Korean club Ulsan Hyundai, as well as the final between German club Bayern Munich and UANL.^[2]