Official! Sporting v Kairat in the Champions League has referee confirmed | OneFootball

It's official! Damian Sylwestrzak is confirmed as the referee for the match between Sporting and Kairat Almaty. The Polish referee will officiate the match next Thursday, September 18th, for the first round of the regular phase of the Champions League to be held at the Estádio de Alvalade.

According to information provided by the newspaper Record, the 33-year-old Polish referee will be accompanied by an officiating team composed of assistants Pawel Sokolnicki and Adam Karasewicz. In the VAR booth, his compatriot Tomasz Kwiatkowski will be present.

With the match scheduled at the Estádio José Alvalade, Damian Sylwestrzak will referee his first Sporting game. Throughout his international career, the referee has already had the opportunity to officiate matches for Porto, Braga, and the National Under-17 Team.

It's worth noting that Kairat will arrive in Lisbon with a major setback. With both of their goalkeepers unavailable due to injury, the Kazakh club will have to rely on a young player from their team, in the figure of Sherkhan Kalmurza, an 18-year-old goalkeeper from the B team.

Sporting will return to the field on Thursday, September 18th, against Kairat Almaty. The match against the team led by Rafael Urazbakhtin, valid for the first round of the Champions League, will be played at the Estádio José Alvalade with kickoff scheduled for 8:00 PM.

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