The Italian also referred to himself as a “tough and quite serious referee”, although he assured that off the courts he is a very calm and cheerful person: “It is a role that I take during the 90 minutes so that they see me as strict.”
Among his achievements, in addition to being the judge who delivered justice in the opening match that Ecuador beat Qatar 2-0, he had the honor of directing the UEFA Champions League final in Lisbon 2020, where Bayern Munich beat PSG 1-0, and earned him the FIFA Best Referee of the Year award.
As a curious fact, Orsato in his childhood was interested in electricity and studied to be one but later, due to the twists of fate, his life took another course until he ended up being a professional soccer referee.
Next, the complete shortlist of judges who will act in the complicated match that the Argentine National Team will have against its counterpart from Mexico on Saturday, November 26 at the Lusail stadium.
Referee: Daniele Orsato
Assistant 1: Ciro Carbone
Assistant 2: Alessandro Giallatini
Fourth official: Istvan Kovacs
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati
AVAR: Paolo Valeri
Offside VAR: Roberto Diaz
VAR support: Jerome Brisard
Source: Ambito
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