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Slavko Vinčić has been chosen to referee the second leg match at Santiago Bernabéu. According to UEFA, the Slovenian referee, who was recently at the center of a controversy in Saudi Arabia, is the selected choice to oversee discipline in the duel between Real Madrid and Benfica.

As reported by the newspaper A Bola, based on the information provided by the organization that governs European football, the 46-year-old Slovenian is the choice that garners the most consensus, following the refereeing witnessed at Estádio da Luz, where François Letexier had a performance below expectations and failed to control the incidents that occurred.

According to the information provided by UEFA, Slavko Vinčić will be present at Santiago Bernabéu, accompanied by an officiating team consisting of assistants Tomaž Klančnik and Andraž Kovačič. David Smajc will be the fourth official. The German Christian Dingert will be responsible for VAR and will be assisted by the Italian Daniele Chiffi (AVAR).

This will be the seventh match that Vinčić will referee for Benfica. The most recent was during the league phase of the competition, when the 46-year-old Slovenian officiated the duel between the Eagles and Napoli at Estádio da Luz, where the Reds won two-nil, thanks to goals from Richard Ríos and Leandro Barreiro.

It is worth noting that Benfica is in third place in the Liga Portugal Betclic, with 55 points, three behind Sporting, which is in second place (58), and seven behind the leader Porto, which has 62 points. After overcoming AFS, the Club of Light returns to work to prepare for the visit to Real Madrid on February 25, for a place in the Champions League round of 16.

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