Spanish referee Antonio Mateu Laos will oversee Sporting’s visit to England’s Arsenal on Thursday for the second leg of the Europa League round of 16, announced by UEFA on Tuesday.
Mateu Laos, 46, an international player since 2011, has been chosen to referee the second meeting between the Lions and the Gunners after a 2-2 draw in Lisbon, scheduled for Thursday at 8:00 pm in London.
In the first leg, Arsenal opened the scoring with a goal from Saliba, Sporting managed to turn the tide with goals from Gonçalo Inácio and Paulinho, and the Londoners drew with Morita’s own goal.
The Spaniard will referee Sporting CP for the fourth time since the White-Greens’ 1-0 loss to Chelsea at home in the 2014/15 Champions League and at Turkey’s Başaksehir 4-1 after extra time in the League Europe 2019/20.
He also scored a 4-2 home victory over Russians Lokomotiv Moscow, as well as in the second European club competition in the 2015/16 season.
Sporting CP, ranked fourth in League I, and Arsenal, leaders of the Premier League, will face each other on Thursday, starting at 20:00, at the Emirates Stadium in London, in the second leg of the “eighth” European Championship . League, a stage in which Artur Soares Dias will also participate.
The Porto association referee will also officiate the match between Ferencváros and Bayer Leverkusen at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on Thursday at 20:00.
The Germans won the first leg at home 2-0 with goals from Demirbay and Tapsoba.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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