Mateu Lahoz, chosen as the best referee in the First Division

The Technical Committee of Referees has announced the report of the 2020-21 season with the consequent winners of the best referees of the season, relegation and promotion. The Valencian braid Mateu Lahoz has been chosen as the best in LaLiga. Mateu too He was chosen by UEFA to whistle the Champions League final and has already been designated for three Eurocup matches, being one of the candidates to whistle the final if Spain does not arrive.

Mateu receives this Vicente Acevedo award given by the referee's own collective. Cebrián Devis achieves the best First Assistant. In the Second Division, Muñiz Ruiz is chosen as the best on the field and Estévez Iglesias as the best assistant.

As for ascents and descents, In First, no referee drops as they retire and become part of the new elite corps VAR Estrada Fernández and Medié Jiménez. Estrada Fernández leaves the arbitration due to age and does not renew as a First referee; While Medié Jiménez is a more unique case, since he is only 36 years old and the retirement age (despite the fact that since this season it no longer exists as such) is set at 45.

In this way, after the withdrawal from the field of Estrada Fernández, a free international place remains. It happens to occupy Soto Grado, promoted to LaLiga Santander two seasons ago. They go up to First to fill the vacant places in the field Muñiz Ruiz and Ortiz Arias.