Champions League: Kovacs to referee Villarreal-Juve, Makkelie to referee Napoli-Sporting Lisbon

Turin, 29 September (LaPresse) – Istvan Kovacs will referee Villarreal-Juventus, a match valid for the second day of the Champions League “league phase” scheduled for Wednesday 1 October at 9 p.m. His compatriots Mihai Marica and Ferencz Tunyogi will be his assistants, with Szabolcs Kovacs as the fourth official. Catalin Popa will be in charge of VAR, assisted by Germany's Christian Dingert. Napoli-Sporting Lisbon, scheduled for the same time, has been assigned to Dutchman Danny Makkelie. His compatriots Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries will be his assistants, with Allard Lindhout as the fourth official. Poland's Tomasz Kwiatwowski will be in charge of VAR, assisted by England's Michael Salisbury.