The Romanian whistle directed Mancini’s Azzurri to a 0-0 draw in Northern Ireland. The precedents with the Italians
The 38-year-old Romanian Istvan Kovacs, a physical education teacher, will be the referee for Milan-Naples, the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals which will be played the day after tomorrow (9pm) at the Meazza stadium.
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Kovacs has three precedents with Italian clubs in the top continental club event. The first dates back to 2 October 2019 in the group stage and concerns Napoli: 0-0 on the Genk field. The second is on 17 March 2021 in the round of 16: Bayern-Lazio 2-1 (4-1 in the first leg at the Olimpico in February). The last one is on 28 September 2021, still in the group stage: Shakhtar Donetsk-Inter 0-0. In the current competition he has directed, among others, the first leg of the round of 16 on 21 February, Liverpool-Real Madrid (2-5). He also managed Napoli in the Europa League last year in Barcelona (1-1) and Milan in the preliminaries of the same competition (0-1 at Skhendija). In total, his record with the Italians in Europe is 4 wins, 4 draws and one defeat.
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In addition to club teams, Kovacs also has a precedent with Roberto Mancini’s Azzurri, stopped 0-0 in Belfast by Northern Ireland on November 15, 2021 in the qualifying round for the World Cup in Qatar.
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