Italian to referee the first game of the 'blues' in the 3rd
qualification leg of the Champions League

The footballers of Dinamo-Kiev which is to meet Levski in a match of
the 3rd qualification leg for the Champions League arrived in Sofia
with a charter flight yesterday. They will stay in the 'Hilton'
hotel in Sofia. The game is today at 8:30 p.m. at 'Georgi
Asparouhov' st. Alexey Mikhailichenko - successor of legendary
Valerii Lobanovski, who didn't say a word at the airport, brought 19
footballers to Sofia. Three injured players dropped out from the
line-up at the last moment - Andrey Goussin, Andrey Nesmancki and
Vassilii Kardash. The bosses of Dinamo booked Croatian international
Goran Sablic to mend the critical situation, so he's expected to
play versus Levski. Yesterday evening the guests practiced at the
field of 'G. Asparouhov' st. 39 Ukrainian journalists will cover the
today's game. To them, currently Dinamo is in a severe staff crisis
and even Mikhailichenko is confused with the starting line-up for
the match. Italian Massimo de Santis will be the referee. A 40-year-
old Santis has been an umpire in the 'calcio' (Italian soccer
championship) ever since 1995, while from a couple of years ago he's
also an international referee.
Probable line-up of Dinamo: Reva - Bodnar, Gioane, Gavranic,
Radchenko - Dmitroulin, Hatzkevich, Peev, Chernat - Melashchenko,
Shatzkikh

Substitutions: Shovkovskii (goalie), Sablich (back), Kadouri,
Rinkon, Skoba, Aliev (midfielders), Leandro (forward).