Once the situation of uncertainty has been overcome after the positives for coronavirus of Vrsaljko and Correa, Atlético only thinks about Lisbon and their match against Leipzig on Thursday at 9:00 p.m. at the José Alvalade stadium. Little by little more details of the duel are known and today UEFA has revealed a fundamental one: the referee's name. The chosen one is the Polish Szymon Marciniak and it is good news for the rojiblancos. The reason is that whenever this referee has whistled the mattresses, the result has been positive for them.
Marciniak (39 years old) celebrates his sixth season as a UEFA referee and at that time He has directed 54 games between the previous and final phases of the Champions and Europa League, as well as the European Super Cup. During these years has whistled Atlético four times and in all of them the rojiblancos have achieved victory. The first time the Pole was in a match for the mattresses was in the group stage of the Champions League in the 2015-16 campaign when those of Simeone they faced Turkish Galatasaray in Istanbul. The result was 0-2 with Griezmann's double. The following course, also in the first phase of the maximum continental competition, Marciniak whistled the match at Vicente Calderón between the rojiblancos and Bayern Munich, which concluded with 1-0 in favor of the locals with a goal from Carrasco.
Marciniak even has been a direct witness to an Atlético title. And is that the Polish He was the referee for the final of the European Super Cup of the 2018-19 season, in which the rojiblancos, as current champions of the Europa League, they faced off with their neighbors in the capital, Real Madrid, who had won the Champions League in Kiev. The duel was held in Tallin (Estonia) and Cholo's pupils took the trophy to their showcases after defeating the meringues in extra time 2-4 with goals from Diego Costa (2), Koke and Saúl.
The last time Marciniak has led a match for the colchoneros has been this same campaign, against Liverpool in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. The Athletic beat the 'reds' at the Wanda Metropolitano 1-0 thanks to a goal from Saúl. Therefore, the balance with the Pole cannot be more favorable for Simeone's.