“Originally from the country that hates Kosovo”

Istvan Kovacs will have assistants Mihai Marica and Ferencz Tunyogi, and Horațiu will be a reserve at the match considered “high risk”, due to the political tensions between the two countries.

“UEFA shocks with the referee from Serbia – Albania”Albanian journalists from Newsport.al have titled.

Albanians, dissatisfied that UEFA sent Istvan Kovacs to arbitrate the match with Serbia

“The central referee will be Istvan Kovacs, originally from the country that hates Kosovo, Romania. His assistants will also be from Romania, Mihai Marica and Ferencz Tunyogi, and the fourth official will be the Romanian Horațiu Fesnic.

The name of the referee who will officiate the match Serbia – Albania, Istvan Kovacs, was made recently. What has aroused the biggest surprise is that it is to the liking of the Serbian press.

Specifically, the publication “Kurir” raises the Romanian referee, although he imposed justice on Dragan Stojkovic's team only in one case, more precisely at the draw with Slovenia from Euro 2024.

This positive approach has created various fears. It will be a test itself for Kovacs to keep under control such a hot match between Serbia and Albania, where everything is played for the second place in Group K in the World Cup preliminaries in 2026, ”the Albanian journalists noted.

• The “central” of Carei was the protagonist of several controversial phases in the derby of the last stage of Superliga, FCSB-Craiova University, won by the 1-0 score champion. He misinterpreted a phase in the start of the match, and later did not dictate two penalties, being helped from the Var room, to return to the phases

Video with phase. Istvan Kovacs gave penalty for FCSB, assisted by lime, for a Fault of Screciu on Stoian