Sporting v Marseille: referee appointed, well known to... Benfica | 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 released on its official platforms on the morning of this Monday, October 20.

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

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

At this point, they are in 14th place in the UEFA Champions League standings. In the first two matches, Sporting beat 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 Estádio de Alvalade at 8:00 p.m.

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