Italian Rizzoli named as derby ref

Italian referee Nicola Rizzoli will be in charge of Wednesday's cup clash between Ahli and Zamalek, the Egyptian FA announced.<br>

كتب : Omar AbdelAziz

الثلاثاء، 25 مايو 2010 - 11:02

Italian referee Nicola Rizzoli will be in charge of Wednesday's cup clash between Ahli and Zamalek, the Egyptian FA announced.

Rizzoli, 39, has been a FIFA-listed referee since 2007 and was promoted to the elite group of UEFA referees last year.

Since then, he has been qualified for refereeing top matches in Europe and was in charge of the UEFA Europa League final between Atletico Madrid and Fulham this month.

He also officiated the fiery Coppa Italia final between Inter Milan and Roma at the Olimpico.