Italian Rizzoli to referee Champions League final

Reuters, Monday 20 May 2013

Nicola Rizzoli to officiate Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich game in Champions League final on Saturday

Niccola Rizzoli
Referee Niccola Rizzoli of Italy gestures during the Euro 2012 quarter-final soccer match between France and Spain at Donbass Arena in Donetsk June 23, 2012. (Photo: Reuters)

Italian Nicola Rizzoli has been named as the referee for this Saturday's Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich at Wembley.

UEFA confirmed on Monday that the 41-year-old Rizzoli, who was in charge of the 2010 Europa League final and was on duty at Euro 2012, had been selected.

He will be assisted by fellow Italians Renato Faverani and Andrea Stefani with the fourth official, Damir Skomina, coming from Slovenia.

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