Inter v Shakhtar: Osmers to referee Nerazzurri for the first time

An all-German refereeing team has been appointed for the match at San Siro on 21 October. Robert Schröder will be on VAR duty.

Only Inter Fans staff19 October 2026, 11:57 CEST4 sources

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Inter will seek their first Champions League points with a referee who has never officiated a Nerazzurri match: Harm Osmers. The German has been appointed for the clash against Shakhtar Donetsk, scheduled for Wednesday 21 October at 21:00 CEST at San Siro, on matchday three of the league phase. He already has experience in the competition, having been appointed for Dinamo Zagreb v Monaco on 2 October 2024.

The rest of the refereeing team will also be German. Christian Gittelmann and Christian Dietz will be the assistant referees, while Florian Exner will serve as fourth official. Robert Schröder will be the VAR, with Benjamin Brand as his assistant.

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Next match: Inter-Shaktar, Wednesday 21 October at 21:00 CEST. Kick-off time, TV and predicted line-ups

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Gianluca Di Marzio · 19/10
Sportmediaset · 19/10
ANSA · 19/10
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