Serbian referee Nenad Minakovich He was appointed by UEFA to officiate today’s fifth match of the Europa League, which will be held on Thursday Real Betis and Utrecht At Cartoga Stadium from … 9:00 PM This 36-year-old referee has officiated over a hundred matches in his country’s top flight.
Minakovic will be assisted on the wings by his compatriots Nikola Borovic and Bosco Bozovic, while Milan Mitic will assume the duties of the fourth official. Momcilo Markovic and Aleksandar Zivkovic, all Serbs, will use VAR.
It will be the ninth Europa League match for Minakovich, who also has a short history in the Conference League, with eight more to come. In previous years he officiated duels in the Youth League or the European Cup qualifying stage, as well as in the lower categories.
This will be the first time that Minakovic plays an official match with Spanish clubs. Yes, he participated in the Spain-Belgium U21 match in 2024, which was held in Almeria, which ended with a score of 1-0.
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