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The Italian legend could retire with a thrilling match – card tips for the CL
Daniele Orsato is preparing for his last CL match, and he can’t be prepared for an easy 90 minutes.
Daniele Orsato will almost certainly retire from international refereeing at the end of the season, and probably from professional work too. The Italian referee will still be honoured at the European Championship, but on paper, Tuesday night’s PSG-Dortmund match will be the last international cup game he will officiate. As one of the best referees in the world, he is unlikely to be the focus of the Paris clash, but the card article is certainly not to be missed!
It’s not to say that the first leg in Germany was a really tough match, with the final score being decided in the 36th minute. In Dortmund, it looked a bit like 1-0 was acceptable for both sides, and although BvB had the upper hand, the French were still the favourites to progress. Luis Enrique’s side also lifted the league trophy last weekend, but if there is a knockout tonight, this season could be put in the ‘still in the running’ column. Now, back to the colored slips.
As we wrote, there was not much bone music in the first leg, so much so that only 3 yellow cards and 17 fouls were committed in 90 minutes. There could of course be a midnight tussle here, but of course the card bets are only for normal playing time.
Orsato is not having a bad season otherwise, having handed out 31 cards in six games, the toughest being a Red Star-Lippe group game with 9 cautions. In the league he is showing a slight improvement in form, although he hasn’t won a league game since the beginning of April, so it would be a shame to start from that. His last competitive match was the Lazio-Juve cup tie, where he managed to win the clash with 1 yellow.
For the umpteenth time, we can state the eternal truth that a card bet is worth making if one has a scenario for how the match will go. For example, if PSG cannot level the match with an early goal, it bodes well for the German side as they will be forced to defend for the majority of the match. If, on the other hand, time is pressing the visitors before the interval, the French cards could easily turn green.
I would probably prefer the former of these scenarios, so I wouldn’t be surprised if the majority of the yellows go to the Germans. In Orsato’s case, I’d be reluctant to bet on an under/over, but these three ideas still hold water from 22bet.
| Pick1: Dortmund -0.5 yellow cards @1.97 |  |
| Pick2: First card: Dortmund @1.60 | |
| Pick3: PSG under 1.5 cards @1.250 | |
