Davide Massa will referee Braga’s two consecutive away matches in the Europa League.
Italian Davide Massa has been appointed by UEFA to referee the Sporting Braga match in Freiburg, for the second leg of the Europa League semi-finals.
The most curious thing is that the 40-year-old referee had also been appointed for the match in Seville, in the epic 4-2 victory over Betis, which secured qualification for the semi-finals.
Davide Massa will thus officiate two consecutive away games for Carlos Vicens’ team in the Europa League, and he will have the same refereeing team: Filippo Meli and Stefano Alassio as assistants, Daniele Chiffi as VAR, and Luca Pairetto as AVAR. Only the fourth official will be different: this time it is the Belgian Erik Lambrechts.
In addition to being part of Sporting Braga’s epic victory in Seville, which secured their qualification for the semi-finals, David Massa was also involved in another memorable game for the Portuguese this season: the Italian officiated Benfica’s 4-2 win over Real Madrid, with a goal from Trubbin, in the final match of the Champions League group stage.
