
A German will officiate in the Albania-Italy duel, the first for the Reds and Blacks at Euro 2024.
The national team led by Sylvinho is part of group B, which also includes Spain and Croatia.
On Saturday, June 15, starting at 21:00, Albania will challenge Italy at "Signal Iduna Park", the mythical stadium of Dortmund.
UEFA has selected the German Felix Zwayer as the main referee of this challenge. The 43-year-old will have Stefan Lupp and Marco Achmuller as assistants.
Daniel Siebert will be the fourth referee, while Bastian Dankert has been chosen as the first VAR assistant. All Germans.
The only non-German is Dutchman Rob Dieperink, the second assistant in the VAR room.
Zwayer holds the FIFA emblem and is considered one of the elite category referees by UEFA./ Super Sport