Report.az
Croatian FIFA referee Igor Pajac has been appointed to a match of an Azerbaijani team in UEFA tournaments for the first time.
According to "Report", the referee, who will officiate the match of the third round of the main stage of the UEFA Champions League between "Athletic" and "Qarabag" in Spain, has not previously been in charge of a match involving representatives of the country.
This will also be the first match in the main stage (former group stage) of the continent's number one club tournament for the 40-year-old representative of justice.
Pajac, who has received international appointments since 2018, has so far been in charge of main and qualifying matches in the Europa League, and qualifying matches in the Champions League. In addition to Croatia, he has also officiated matches in the Saudi Arabian, Greek, and Cypriot championships.
It should be noted that the "Athletic" - "Qarabag" match will start on October 22 at 20:45 Baku time.
