Argentine Primera División referees: cards per game
516 finished matches from 24 October 2025 to 24 October 2026 (last 12 months).
21 referees took charge of at least 10 matches in that period. The league averages 5.26 cards per game, and 59.3% of matches ended with 5 or more. Most cards per game: Sebastián Nicolás Martínez (6.11). Fewest: Jorge Baliño (3.50).
Cards per referee in the Argentine Primera División
Averages per game, referees with at least 10 matches, most cards first.
| # | Referee | Matches | Cards | Yellows | Reds | Fouls | 5+ cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastián Nicolás Martínez | 28 | 6.11 | 5.86 | 0.25 | 23.61 | 78.6% |
| 2 | Nicolás Ramírez | 28 | 6.04 | 5.89 | 0.14 | 25.07 | 67.9% |
| 3 | Darío Herrera | 30 | 6.03 | 5.57 | 0.47 | 24.60 | 73.3% |
| 4 | Fernando Echenique | 18 | 5.94 | 5.50 | 0.44 | 25.61 | 72.2% |
| 5 | Nicolás Lamolina | 14 | 5.93 | 5.50 | 0.43 | 21.71 | 64.3% |
| 6 | Daniel Zamora | 11 | 5.91 | 5.64 | 0.27 | 27.27 | 72.7% |
| 7 | Bruno Amiconi | 15 | 5.87 | 5.60 | 0.27 | 20.40 | 66.7% |
| 8 | Sebastían Zunino | 32 | 5.69 | 5.34 | 0.34 | 22.25 | 62.5% |
| 9 | Yael Falcón Pérez | 30 | 5.60 | 5.47 | 0.13 | 24.53 | 66.7% |
| 10 | Nazareno Arasa | 31 | 5.42 | 5.13 | 0.29 | 23.10 | 64.5% |
| 11 | Carlos Andrés Gariano | 27 | 5.22 | 4.89 | 0.33 | 22.15 | 59.3% |
| 12 | Facundo Tello Figueroa | 22 | 5.09 | 5.00 | 0.09 | 25.05 | 59.1% |
| 13 | Luis Lobo Medina | 30 | 5.00 | 4.90 | 0.10 | 21.83 | 56.7% |
| 14 | Andrés Merlos | 29 | 4.97 | 4.69 | 0.28 | 20.97 | 41.4% |
| 15 | Felipe Viola | 10 | 4.80 | 4.60 | 0.20 | 25.00 | 70% |
| 16 | Hernán Mastrángelo | 22 | 4.73 | 4.50 | 0.23 | 25.59 | 54.5% |
| 17 | Ariel Penel | 10 | 4.70 | 4.50 | 0.20 | 24.80 | 40% |
| 18 | Pablo Dóvalo | 25 | 4.64 | 4.24 | 0.40 | 24.84 | 44% |
| 19 | Leandro Rey Hilfer | 30 | 4.60 | 4.57 | 0.03 | 25.40 | 53.3% |
| 20 | Pablo Echavarría | 24 | 4.04 | 3.92 | 0.13 | 21.83 | 41.7% |
| 21 | Jorge Baliño | 10 | 3.50 | 3.40 | 0.10 | 28.10 | 20% |
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| Referee | Matches | Cards (total) |
|---|---|---|
| Álvaro Carranza | 8 | 38 |
| Juan Pafundi | 8 | 39 |
| Fernando Espinoza | 7 | 35 |
| Brian Ferreyra | 5 | 25 |
| Bryan Gustavo Ferreyra | 4 | 16 |
| Juan Pablo Loustau | 4 | 20 |
| Maximiliano Macheroni | 2 | 17 |
| Gonzalo Pereira | 1 | 4 |
| Juan Cruz Robledo | 1 | 4 |
Finished league matches, regular season and knockouts, with full stats for both teams. Cards = yellows + reds of both teams; the league average counts all its matches in the same period.
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