[HIGHLIGHTS] The three faces of Andrés Merlos: First Division referee, Air Force non-commissioned officer and now leader of a convulsed Mendoza league

Andrés Merlos is president of the Alvearense Football League in his native province of Mendoza. The 42-year-old referee is also a non-commissioned officer in the Argentine Air Force.

In 2023, the same year in which he directed his first Superclásico, he had become president of Sanrafaelina League Referees School. Merlos will replace Homero Di Berardino, who had assumed command on January 23, 2023 and who will now be in charge of the vice presidency.