Benfica v Aarhus referee confirmed | OneFootball

UEFA has appointed Italian referee Marco Guida to officiate the match between Benfica and Aarhus, corresponding to the first leg of the play-off for a place in the Europa League league phase. The match is scheduled for 8:00 pm at the Estádio da Luz.

The 45-year-old referee has been an international official since 2014 and will be assisted by Giorgio Peretti and Giuseppe Perrotti. Michael Fabbri will be on VAR, alongside Daniele Chiffi, while Fabio Maresca will serve as fourth official.

This will be only the second time Marco Guida has refereed a Benfica match. The first came last season, when the Italian official oversaw the Eagles’ 2-0 win over Nice, in the third qualifying round for the Champions League.

Benfica travel to Denmark to face Aarhus, and the match will be officiated by 42-year-old German referee Daniel Siebert in Randers. Meanwhile, the clash between Austria Vienna and Sporting de Braga, in the Austrian capital, will have 44-year-old Montenegrin Nikola Dabanovic as referee.

Benfica qualified for the play-off stage after eliminating St. Gallen, following a defeat in the first match (2-1), but managing a comeback in the return leg (4-0), followed by a commanding win against Hearts (6-0) in the first leg and a draw (1-1) in the next match, using an alternative lineup.

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