Paolo Tagliavento
Paolo Tagliavento is a former Italian association football referee who currently officiates in the Serie A and the UEFA competitions; namely the European Champions League and the Europa League.
Career
Club
Tagliavento has been refereeing in the Serie A since 2004 and since the 2003–04 Serie A season, officiating 87 matches to date. In the Serie B he has notched up 14 games, whilst he also officiated Coppa Italia matches, as well as a relegation match in 2009. He has refereed a total of 17 European Cup games.On December 8, 2010, he debuted as a referee in UEFA Champions League, in the match between Arsenal and Partizan.
He retired from refereeing on 30 May 2018.
On 3 July 2018, he was named club manager of Ternana.
International
Tagliavento has refereed International Friendlies, U21 European Qualifiers, as well as FIFA World Cup qualification matches in Europe.;International Matches officiated
| Date | Home | Away | Result | Competition |
| 8 September 2007 |  Northern Ireland |  Germany | 0 - 3 | 2009 UEFA U-21 Championship Quals. |
| 7 February 2008 |  Turkey |  Sweden | 0 - 0 | Friendly Match |
| 11 September 2008 |  Lithuania |  Austria | 2 - 0 | 2010 World Cup Quals. |
| 16 October 2008 |  France | Germany | 0 - 1 | 2009 UEFA U-21 Championship Quals. |
| 7 June 2009 |  Macedonia |  Norway | 0 - 0 | 2010 World Cup Quals. |
| 12 August 2010 |  Slovenia |  Australia | 2 - 0 | Friendly Match |