Sporting v Marseille: referee named, well known to Benfica fans | OneFootball

Rade Obrenovic is the man chosen to referee the Sporting - Marseille match for the third round of the Champions League, announced UEFA in a statement through its official platforms on the morning of this Monday, October 20th.

The 35-year-old referee will lead an almost entirely Slovenian refereeing team, consisting of assistants Jure Praprotnik and Grega Kordez. Martin Matosa will be the fourth official, while the VAR will be handled by Matej Jug, with Bram Van Driessche as the AVAR — the latter being the only member of a different nationality (Belgian).

This will be only the second occasion that the Ljubljana-born referee officiates a match involving Portuguese teams at the senior level. His debut occurred on November 27, 2024, when Benfica defeated Monaco 3-2 at Stade Louis II, also in a Champions League match.

At this point, Rui Borges' team has only three points in the Champions League and is in 14th place on the UEFA's prestigious competition table. In the first two matches, Sporting defeated Kairat (4-1) and lost to Napoli (2-1).

The match, counting for the third round of the Champions League, against the team led by Roberto De Zerbi, will be played at the Estádio de Alvalade at 8:00 PM.

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