Paolo Tagliavento [SEP] place of birth
Paolo Tagliavento
Paolo Tagliavento (; born 19 September 1972) is a former Italian association football referee who currently officiates in the Serie A and the UEFA competitions; namely the European Champions League and the Europa League.
Career.
Career Club.
Tagliavento has been refereeing in the Serie A since 2004 and since the 2003–04 Serie A season, officiating 87 matches to date. In the Serie B he has notched up 14 games, whilst he also officiated Coppa Italia matches, as well as a relegation match in 2009. He
, was selected as the official venue for the final.
Pre-match Officials.
Paolo Tagliavento of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) was named by UEFA as the official referee of the final. Having worked as a fourth official in November 2004, he was included in the international referees' list in 2007. The same year, in May, Tagliavento officiated his first match, the 2007 European Under-19 Championship Group 1 elite qualifier match between Germany and Republic of Ireland. He was also a referee at the 2007 UEFA