UEFA has recognized the Suddivan teams for the match of another round of the main stage of the UEFA Conference League 2025/26, which will take place on Thursday, 23rd.

The match between Donetsk Shakhtar and Polish Legia was entrusted to the Portuguese Gustav Correia, who will assist Andre Dias and Thiago Costa. The role of reserve referee went to Cladio Pereira.

For the VAR system, credit goes to Andre Narcis and Bruno Esteves.

Until now, the 33-year-old Portuguese has not competed with Ukrainian clubs, but officiated the match between Ukraine and England (3:2) in the qualifying Euro U-21 in 2023.

In competition between the Turkish Samsunspor and the Kiev Dynamo, the Icelandic team of referees is working alongside Ivar-Orri Kristjansson, who will be assisted by Birkir Sigurdarson and Sjylfi. The role of the fourth referee ends with Viljalmur Thorarinson.

The video replay system is credited to the Austrians Manuel Schuttengruber and Alexander Harkam.

How long has the 36-year-old Icelander not fought with Ukrainian clubs and teams?.

Guess what, the Shakhtar – Legia match will start at 19:45 for Kiev, and the close match Samsunspor – Dynamo Kiev – at 22:00.