Article by Alexandru Stanciu – published Tuesday, April 08, 2025, 22:26 / Updated Tuesday, April 08, 2025 22:26
The press in Scotland reacted after the Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs He was delegated by UEFA to the tour match in the quarterfinals of the Europa League between Rangersthe formation at which they evolve Ianis Hagiand Athletic Bilbao.
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Rangers – Athletic Bilbao is playing on Thursday, April 10, from 10:00 pm, on “ibrox”. The match can be watched LiveText on gsp.ro.
The Scots analyzed “in the blood” the benefits of Istvan Kovacs
The press in Scotland analyzed the European performances of Istvan Kovacs before the match between Rangers and Atlethic Bilbao.
“UEFA has officially announced that Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs will be at the center in Thursday night's match. Kovacs has been a referee in the Europa League final between Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen, but has not run this competition in this season.
However, he officiated seven matches in the UEFA Champions League and awarded a total of 19 yellow cards (an average of 2.71 per match) and 2 red cards.
The way he managed a phase in the first leg of the semifinals of the Champions League of 2022 between Manchester City and Real Madrid, where he allowed an advantage that led to a goal, was widely praised by the media and analysts for the decision and understanding of the game flow.
However, he received extensive criticism for the performance in the Euro 2024 match between the Czech Republic and Turkey, when he gave a record number of 16 yellow cards and two tomatoes, which attracted significant criticisms for losing control and transforming the game into chaos.
Kovacs last officiated a match in which Rangers involved on March 17, 2022, against those from Belgrade Red Star in Serbia. Rangers then lost 2-1, but passed in the quarterfinals with 4-2 general, ”wrote the ones from Scotsman.com.
