Maurizio Mariani has been appointed as the referee for Kairat Almaty against Celtic in the Champions League.
The Italian ref will be the man in the middle in Kazakhstan for the second leg of the play-off round tie.
Mariani will be assisted by a team of Italian officials for the fixture, which will be played on Tuesday, August 26.
Daniele Bindoni and Alberto Tegoni are the assistant referees for the match, with Matteo Marchetti named the fourth official.
Marco Di Bello is the VAR, and Valerio Marini will assist him in the review booth.
Referee Mariani will be taking charge of a match involving Celtic and Kairat Almaty for the first time.
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However, the official has been involved in six matches with a Scottish interest.
The 43-year-old has refereed Rangers twice, the Scotland national team twice, and Scotland under-19s twice.
He was in charge as Rangers won 4-0 against Willem II in Europa League qualifying in 2020 and then for the 1-1 draw between the Ibrox club and Servette in Champions League qualifying three years later.
Scotland beat Ukraine 3-0 in 2022 with Mariani in charge, but then lost to Portugal in the Nations League A in 2024.
When taking charge of Scotland under-19 matches, Mariani refereed a 3-1 victory over Turkiye before a 4-0 loss to Portugal.
Over the course of last season, Mariani refereed 37 matches across Italy and European competitions.
In that time, he dished out 134 yellow cards and five total red cards as well as awarding nine penalty kicks.
Kairat Almaty vs Celtic match officials
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
Assistant referees: Daniele Bindoni & Alberto Tegoni
Fourth official: Matteo Marchetti
VAR: Marco Di Bello
Assistant VAR: Valerio Marini
