Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs has been formally because the match official for the Champions League last between Inter and Paris Saint-Germain on Might 31.
Kovacs, 40, who most usually officiates within the Romanian SuperLiga, will take cost of the Champions League last on the Allianz Area on the finish of the month.
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Kovacs can be joined by countrymen and assistant referees Mihai Marica and Ferencz Tunyogi, fourth official Joao Pedro Silva Pinheiro of Portugal and VARs Dennis Joahn Higler of the Netherlands and Catalin Sorin Popa, additionally of Romania.
Official: Kovacs chosen as referee for Inter-PSG Champions League last
This can be Kovacs’s first Champions League last, however not his first last in a UEFA competitors.
He was additionally the referee for the in final yr’s Europa League last, and in addition for the inaugural Convention League last in 2022, , that means that an Italian group has received each UEFA last that Kovacs has refereed thus far.
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Kovacs has taken cost of seven Champions League matches thus far in 2024-25, together with one Inter match and two involving PSG.
MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 06: Referee Istvan Kovacs exhibits the yellow card to FC Internazionale coach Simone Inzaghi in the course of the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Section MD4 match between FC Internazionale Milano and Arsenal FC at Stadio San Siro on November 06, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
He was in cost for Inter’s 1-0 victory over Arsenal within the league part, PSG’s 1-0 loss to Bayern Munich within the league part and the second leg of the spherical of 16 tie between Liverpool and PSG, which the Parisians received on penalties at Anfield.