UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Final: 'A Dream Come True': Referee Istvan Kovacs On Hosting His 2nd UEFA Cup Final
UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Final: 'A Dream Come True': Referee Istvan Kovacs On Hosting His 2nd UEFA Cup Final
ABP News Bureau Updated at:
22 May 2024 05:58 PM (IST)
UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Final: Referee Istvan Kovacs is full of ecstasy ahead of the fixture, as the Romanian gets to officiate in his 2nd UEFA Cup final in 3 years. Here are the details.
Istvan Kovacs will be hosting his first UEFA Cup final since hosting AS Roma Vs Feyenoord UEFA Europa Conference League Final in 2022 ( Image Source : Official Website Of UEFA )
UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Final: Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs is set to officiate in the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Final between Bayer Leverkusen and Atalanta at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Thursday, May 23. The referee has hailed the esteemed importance of the occasion and called it 'a dream come true' to be able to officiate in such an electric fixture.
"This will be my second UEFA final as a referee, and it really is a dream come true. To have refereed the Europa Conference League final in 2022 is of course helpful for this occasion. I still remember the feelings and the experience from that night, but I still need to work and prepare well for the match to make sure everything goes well on the night. It's a big responsibility to be appointed for this match and I want to prove I am ready for this challenge," told Istvan Kovacs to UEFA.
List Of Officials For The UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Final
Referee: Istvan Kovacs (Romania)
Assistants: Vasile Florin Marinescu (Romania) & Mihai Ovidiu Artene (Romania)