by Simon Goliath
Daniele Orsato has been appointed for the return of the show match between Manchester City and Real Madrid which is worth a place in the Champions League semi-final. Luka Modric has harshly criticized him in the past
Luka Modric, who has seen all sorts of things in his 38 years of honored career, will have raised his eyes to the sky when they told him the name of the referee designated for the match of matches, that is, the second leg of the quarter-finals. final between Manchester City and Real Madrid, ready to battle again on Wednesday after the spectacular 3-3 draw in the first leg. In fact, the match will be directed by our Daniele Orsato, the top whistler of Serie A, one of the most respected abroad. Not from Luka Modric, however: the Real midfielder, in fact, has a very bad memory of him, made clear without too many turns of phrase after the last World Cup semi-final which his Croatia lost against Argentina: I never talk about referees, but today impossible not to do so — his outburst in the mixed zone — one of the worst I know. And I’m not just saying this because of this match. He directed me many times and I never had a good opinion of him. a disaster.
But why was the Croatian furious at the end of that match in Qatar? All due to the action that led to Argentina’s first goal, scored by Messi from the spot: a key moment in the match (which would later end 3-0 in favor of the future champions). He should have limited himself to giving the corner, but instead he conceded a penalty which in my opinion didn’t count as Alvarez, before colliding with our outgoing goalkeeper, had already let the shot go. I can’t believe he gave that penalty. He totally changed the momentum of the race.
In short, Modric would prefer other referees. This does not take away the absolute experience of Orsato, who will manage Real for the ninth time in his career. He was there in the second leg semi-final of the 2021-2022 season, when Los Blancos overcame Manchester City in an incredible way and then beat them 3-1 with a show-stopping brace from Rodrygo in injury time and Benzema’s decisive goal from a penalty in extra time . From there the final in Paris and the victory against Liverpool. Ancelotti thinks about it, crosses his fingers and hopes for an encore.
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April 15, 2024 (modified April 15, 2024 | 4:58 pm)
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