Swiss referee Sandro Schärer, who has been appointed to the Champions League main stage match between "Qarabag" and Germany's "Eintracht" club, knows the Aghdam representative very well.
According to Idman.Biz, the experienced Swiss referee, who has been a FIFA referee since 2015, will manage the game with the participation of Gurban Gurbanov's team for the fourth time. True, in the previous three cases, Schärer worked as the head referee in "Qarabag"'s away matches.
Thus, he was the head referee of the "Vorskla" (Ukraine) – "Qarabag" (0:1) match in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League 2018/19 season held on November 8, 2018. In addition, he also managed the "Linfield" (Northern Ireland) – "Qarabag" (3:2) match held on August 22, 2019 in the play-off of the qualifying stage of the UEFA Europa League 2019/20 season.
Sandro Schärer was also the head referee of the "Sivasspor" (Turkey) – "Qarabag" (2:0) match in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League 2020/21 season held on November 5, 2020. In addition, the Swiss referee has not managed any match with the participation of "Eintracht" as the head referee.
In addition to "Qarabag"'s games, Sandro Schärer has also refereed other matches with the participation of Azerbaijani teams in the international arena. In particular, he was the head referee of the match between the national teams of Azerbaijan and Croatia (1:1) held in Baku on September 9, 2019 as part of the Euro 2020 qualifying stage.
Let us remind you that the "Qarabag" - "Eintracht" match will be held on Wednesday, January 21 at the Tofig Bahramov Republican Stadium and will start at 21:45 Baku time.