<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“The Professional Referee Organization announced referee assignments for Saturday’s match involving Inter Miami + Orlando City, initially listing Guiherme Ceretta as center referee + has since replaced Ceretta with Jamie Herrera, per PRO’s official assignment list” <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheAth letic</a> <a href="https://t.co/rttwn6KR7Z">https://t.co/rttwn6KR7Z</a></p>— Guy McCarthy (@GuyMcCarthy) <a href="https://twitter.com/GuyMcCarthy/status/1764029480665059747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >March 2, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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The referee for Saturday's MLS game between Inter Miami CF and Orlando City SC has been replaced by the Professional Referee Organization (PRO) after pictures emerged on social media of the original assignee, Guiherme Ceretta, wearing an Inter Miami jersey.
A spokesperson for PRO, which assigns referees to officiate matches in MLS, confirmed to ESPN: "Referee Guiherme Ceretta was removed from the game due to a potential conflict."
The change comes at an awkward time for PRO, which is engaged in a lockout of referees belonging to the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA), the union attempting to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement with PRO. In the interim, PRO has been using replacement referees pulled from other professional leagues as well as the collegiate and youth ranks.
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