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Italian Referee Davide Massa to Officiate Hapoel Be'er Sheva's Crucial Champions League Playoff Match

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First reported by Mako · 1 hour ago

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Italian referee Davide Massa will officiate Hapoel Be'er Sheva's crucial Champions League playoff match against Sabah on Wednesday. Massa is an experienced Serie A and European competition referee who has previously officiated Israeli club matches, including Be'er Sheva's 2017 Champions League qualifier win.

01Davide Massa, a senior Italian referee, will officiate Hapoel Be'er Sheva's Champions League playoff match.
02The match against Azerbaijani club Sabah is one of Hapoel Be'er Sheva's most important games.
03Massa has refereed major European matches including Arsenal vs. Atletico Madrid and Barcelona vs. Eintracht Frankfurt.
04He previously officiated Hapoel Be'er Sheva's 2017 Champions League qualifier win over Honvéd.
05Massa has also refereed matches involving Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa, and Beitar Jerusalem.
06In five games with Israeli teams, Massa's record is two wins, two draws, one loss, with no red cards issued.

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