From the UEFA Futsal Champions League to the Dakar Youth Olympic Games: a double international assignment for San Marino’s FIFA referees Daniele D’Adamo and Laurentiu Ilie.
D’Adamo took part in the Main Round of the European club competition, held from 27 to 30 October at the PreZero Arena in Gliwice, Poland.
In Group 5 of Path B he held various roles within the officiating teams, starting as first official in Piast Gliwice’s 4-2 win over Buba Mara.
In the following days he served as second and third referee. Among the matches he oversaw was Piast Gliwice’s conclusive 5-0 victory over Araz-Naxçivan, which secured the Polish side’s place in the round of 16.
Laurentiu Ilie, meanwhile, is in Senegal for the men’s and women’s futsal tournaments at the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games, reserved for Under-18 national teams.
The San Marino official made his debut as second referee in the men’s match between the Solomon Islands and Paraguay, and has been appointed first referee for Afghanistan v Argentina, scheduled for tomorrow at 3:30 pm.
The event features sixteen national teams, eight in each tournament, with matches being played at the Iba Mar Diop Sports Complex and the Dakar Arena in Diamniadio.
The group stage concludes on 7 November, followed by the women’s semi-finals on the 8th and the men’s on the 9th. The medal finals are scheduled for 11 and 12 November respectively.
