Simone Sozza to referee key match for Benfica | OneFootball

Benfica will host Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday for the fourth round of the Champions League. Through its official website, UEFA announced that the 38-year-old Italian has been appointed as the referee for the match.

Filippo Meli and Alessio Berti will be the assistants, while Davide Massa will serve as the fourth official for the encounter between the Lions and the Italians. Christian Dingert will be the VAR for this UEFA Champions League clash, with Aleandro Di Paolo in the VAR room, accompanied by Marco Di Bello.

As mentioned above, Simone Sozza has never refereed a Benfica match. The Italian has also never officiated any official match of the German side, the current holders of the Bundesliga trophy, but who are having a season well below expectations.

At this stage, José Mourinho's men have six points in the Champions League and are in 35th place in the UEFA Champions League table. In the first three matches, Benfica lost to Qarabag (3-2), Chelsea (1-0), and Newcastle (3-0).

The Eagles now turn their attention to the Champions League, where they will face Bayer Leverkusen. The match, which will take place at Estádio da Luz, is scheduled for next Wednesday, November 5th, with kickoff set for 8:00 PM.

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