The appointment of Artur Soares Dias to coach Real Madrid-Manchester City in the Champions League semi-final is “a prize for Portuguese arbitration,” Portuguese Professional Football League (LPFP) President Pedro Proenza said this Sunday. .
“The presence of a Portuguese referee in a game of this magnitude is a reward for Portuguese referees and demonstrates the recognized quality of Artur Soares Dias, his technical team and the work of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) Arbitration Board,” he said. Proenza wrote on his Facebook page.
Pedro Proenza, who during his refereeing career in 2012 officiated the Champions final between Bayern Munich and Chelsea, said he knows “from his own experience what recognition and appointments mean for officiating and for the development of the sector.
Fontelas Gomes, Chairman of the FPF Arbitration Board, also believes that the nomination is “the prestige of Portuguese football” and is “a reflection of the model of work that has been implemented in Portugal in various categories and the international recognition of the quality of Portuguese football.” judges”.
This Sunday, UEFA appointed 43-year-old Portuguese Artur Soares Dias as the referee for the first leg of the Champions League semi-final between Real Madrid and Manchester City, which is scheduled for Tuesday.
At the Santiago Bernabéu, Soares Dias, who will be in charge of the Champions League for the fourth time this season, will be assisted by Paulo Soares and Pedro Ribeiro, with Italy’s Daniele Orsato as fourth referee.
Also Italian Massimiliano Irrati will act as a video referee (VAR).
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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