{"id":635859,"date":"2026-11-02T13:28:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T12:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sscnapoli.it\/porto-napoli-arbitra-michael-oliver\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T13:41:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T12:41:22","slug":"porto-napoli-arbitra-michael-oliver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sscnapoli.it\/en\/porto-napoli-arbitra-michael-oliver\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Oliver to officiate Porto v Napoli"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>English referee Michael <strong>Oliver<\/strong> has been appointed to oversee Napoli\u2019s fourth Champions League League Phase match against Porto, scheduled for Wednesday 4 November at 21:00 CET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He will be assisted by Stuart&nbsp;<strong>Burt<\/strong>&nbsp;(ENG)&nbsp;e James&nbsp;<strong>Mainwaring<\/strong>&nbsp;(SPA), while Thomas&nbsp;<strong>Bramall<\/strong>&nbsp;(ENG) will be the fourth official. 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