This is already the third European Cup match of the season for Alexey, and he also recently worked at a Nations League match
UEFA entrusted Ukrainian brigade service of the general stage match Conference Leagues 2024/25 between Slovenian Celje and Turkish Istanbul Basaksehir.
The main referee of the meeting was appointed Alexey Derevinsky. Viktor Matyash and Viktor Nizhnik will work on the lines, the fourth referee will be Denis Shurman. Nikolay Balakin and Viktor Kopievsky will be responsible for the operation of the VAR system.
For 35-year-old Derevinsky, this match will not be the first on the international stage this season. He previously refereed Balkani and Santa Coloma in Champions League qualifying, as well as Vitoria (Guimarães) and Zurich in LC qualifying. In addition, Alexey’s team recently worked at a meeting between the Faroe Islands and Armenia in the League of Nations 2024/25.
In the Ukrainian Premier League, Derevinsky refereed four matches, in particular, Kolos – Shakhtar (0:1) last Friday.
The match Celje – Istanbul Basaksehir will take place tomorrow, October 24, at 19:45 Kyiv time.
Source: Sportarena
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