, on Monday, announced the refereeing team for the National Daily correspondent retrieved this in a statement from the , noted that István Kovács from Romania will serve as the referee. His assistants will be Vasile Florin Marinescu and Mihai Ovidiu Artene, also from Romania, as his assistants. The Romanian official is relishing the opportunity to referee his second UEFA club final in three years.
As we anticipate a scintillating U between Atalanta and Leverkusen, there is one man who will be closer than the rest of us to the action – referee István Kovács. The statement added that the fourth official will be Ivan Kružliak from Slovakia, supported by reserve assistant Branislav Hancko, also from Slovakia. The VAR team includes Pol van Boekel from the Netherlands as the main VAR, assisted by Catalin Popa from Romania and Rob Dieperink from the Netherlands for VAR support.
“Kovács’ appointment comes at the end of another impressive campaign for the Romanian official and represents the third consecutive season he has been on duty at a “He took charge of the inaugural showpiece in Tirana in 2022 and was fourth official at the UEFA Champions League decider in Istanbul last June. Such experiences stand him in good stead for what awaits on Wednesday night in Dublin,” it read. “This will be my second UEFA final as a referee, and it really is a dream come true,” says the 39-year-old.
“To have refereed the Europa Conference League final in 2022 is of course .
