In Argentina, women's refereeing is beginning to emerge, but
there is a resident of Lanús who has been involved in this world for a long time and directs important matches
: she is Daiana Milone, who has already been an assistant in Copa Libertadores matches, the Argentine Super League and who now she
was confirmed to coach at the Women's World Cup
, to be held in Australia and New Zealand in the middle of the year.
Daiana is the daughter of former referee Juan Milone
, who took her to see a Boca-River in which she was an assistant when she was barely 16 years old: "
I was impressed to see the field full and I began to fantasize about having the same profession as him
, for what I got to do the referee course when I was still quite a girl, although
it helped me a lot that I already watched games on television because I love soccer
, "Daiana tells
Clarín
.
At that time,
Milone daughter was doing secondary school at the Santo Cristo school and had to move to Piedra Buena
-both in Lanús- to finish the last two years and meanwhile be able to attend the referee course in the afternoon and also train.
Daiana Milone already has experience as an assistant referee in the men's Copa Libertadores.
"At the beginning I started directing in leagues and at the age of 18 I entered AFA.
When I decided to take the course I realized that it was very difficult for me and that I knew absolutely nothing about the rules
. The physical part was also complicated, so that my father was very close to me and took me to train: he demanded a lot from me, but it was worth it", recalls Daiana.
Milone was
gradually gaining experience in First D and First C matches until he came to direct in Reserve
-always talking about men's tournaments- there he had some crossover with Gustavo Zapata, former player and DT of the River Reserve and with the Ogre Fabbiani, although both apologized and the issue did not go any further.
His debut in the First Division took place in 2017 as an assistant referee
in a match between Belgrano de Córdoba and Gimnasia la Plata, in Barrio Alberdi, and in 2020 he had a great chance to show himself at the continental level when he was part of a Defensa y Justicia -Dolphin that was played in Florencio Varela.
Daiana Milone, Argentinian assistant referee who was selected to direct in the next women's soccer world cup.
"
When they called me to direct in the Copa Libertadores it was something incredible, I still don't believe it: in my life I had imagined that
. They contacted me from one day to the next because a Brazilian assistant caught Covid and had to be replaced, luckily I I
was prepared:
if I learned anything, it's that you always have to work and be ready for opportunities
. As I had a good job, they called me back and I've already played seven games", Daiana details.
After adding a wide background and having been directing for a long time in the local and Latin American sphere, the resident of Lanús now faces a great challenge: that of being part of a senior women's World Cup, something that had never happened to her until now. (yes, he was in a U-17 world cup of the same specialty).
"This will be my first Senior World Cup and it's something I've been working for all my life, that's why it's impossible to describe in words what I'm feeling. I was chosen among thousands of referees in the world to represent Argentina and the best of "Everything is that I earned it myself and with a lot of effort. For me it's not so important to have it, but to deserve it. Many years ago I wanted this and every day I train with this objective", she explains.
To close, Daiana points out that "it's difficult to be an assistant referee in general, whether you coach men or women, because of the difficulty of the offside and the speed of the game: you have to have a lot of precision and concentration".
And he adds: "There is no problem in directing men today, women are going to be protested in the same way as if they were a male referee, or even a little less. I feel that women are respected more and are measured a little more when it comes to protesting.
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