Guadalupe Porras, first Spanish referee to participate in an international men's competition

UEFA has appointed a Spanish referee team to lead the Europa League match between LASK and Ludogorest this Thursday at the Linzer Stadium.

Among them, for the first time, there will be a woman: Guadalupe Porras.

Along with Roberto Alonso, he will accompany Xavier Estrada Fernández, the main referee.

It is a historic designation for the assistant referee Guadalupe Porras and for the Spanish referee as she is going to become the first Spanish referee in an international men's competition match.

International since 2014, with experience in international women's competitions such as the Champions League, the Extremaduran referee was promoted to the First Division in 2019, becoming the first referee to debut in the highest national category.

“I am very satisfied.

This designation is a more accomplished objective in this career.

I face it with great enthusiasm and with the same enthusiasm that I have been working on ”, stated Porras.

"With this game, all those girls who start can see that anything they set their minds can be achieved. It is a very hard world, but also everything can be achieved with a lot of work and a lot of sacrifice. The fact that they have always asked me for The same marks that my colleagues meant for me to feel like one more. I knew that everything was going to involve the same job as my colleagues, and that's how it has been, "he said.