Piero Ceccarini (born 20 October 1953) is an Italian former football referee. He is mostly known for a controversial decision he made during a match in Turin between Juventus and Inter on 26 April 1998. Ceccarini is known to have worked as a FIFA referee during the period from 1993 to 1998. He officiated in qualifiers for Euro 1996, Euro 2000, and the 1998 World Cup.