Referee confirmed for Benfica v Aarhus | 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 access to the Europa League league phase. The match is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. at the Estádio da Luz.

The 45-year-old referee has been an international since 2014 and will have Giorgio Peretti and Giuseppe Perrotti as assistants. Michael Fabbri will be on VAR, accompanied by 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. As for the clash between Austria Vienna and Sporting de Braga, in the Austrian capital, it will be refereed by 44-year-old Montenegrin Nikola Dabanovic.

Benfica qualified for the playoff 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 resounding win over Hearts (6-0) in the first leg and a draw (1-1) in the next match, using an alternative lineup.

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