Swedish referee Glenn Nyberg to take charge of Napoli-Arsenal

The officiating team for Napoli's Champions League opener has been confirmed, with Spain's Carlos Del Cerro Grande on VAR.

by Gennaro SanninoSunday 6 September, 16:16 CET· 2 hours ago

Lo stadio Diego Armando Maradona di Napoli

Lo stadio Diego Armando Maradona — Foto: archistadia.it

The officiating team for Napoli-Arsenal has been confirmed. The match kicks off at 21:00 CET on Wednesday 9 September at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, and it is Allegri's side's opening game in the league phase of the 2026-2027 Champions League.

Sweden's Glenn Nyberg will referee, assisted by fellow Swedes Mahbod Beigi and Andreas Soderkvist, with Adam Ladeback as fourth official. On VAR is Spain's Carlos Del Cerro Grande, assisted by France's Jerome Brisard.

It is not the first Champions League meeting between the two clubs. In 2013-2014, Rafa Benitez's Napoli beat Arsenal 2-0 at the old San Paolo, with goals from Higuain and Callejon. Those three points were not enough: Napoli finished the group on 12 points, level with Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal, and dropped into the Europa League on goal difference.

Napoli go into the game off the back of a 3-2 win at San Siro against Inter. It marks Allegri's European debut in charge, the first since Antonio Conte's departure, against a heavyweight opponent.