Italian Rosetti to ref first game

Italian Roberto Rosetti will referee the opening match between co-hosts Switzerland and Czech Republic this weekend UEFA announced this morning.

Fellow Italians Alessandro Griselli and Paolo Calcagno will be the linesmen, following the tournament protocol that all refereeing teams will be selected from the same nation.

“It is a great honour for me and for the Italian
federation to be appointed for the opening match,” Mr Rosetti told reporters in Regensdorf near Zurich, the headquarters for the match officials.

“ Pierluigi Collina refereed the opening match at the last European Championship so it is an even more special honour to follow in his footsteps.

“We have worked hard as a team of officials to referee to the high standards and to be as consistent as possible in all matches and I’m sure that we will obtain the highest standards throughout the tournament.”

Organisers released match official details for the first twelve games, with Dutchman Pieter Vink taking charge of Austria’s first match against Croatia.