Olympique de Marseille will travel to OGC Nice on Sunday evening to play the 19e day of Ligue 1. The referee of this clash is known: Mr. Wattelier. He did well for Marseillais.
We know that Côte d'Azur derbies are rarely matches with timid atmospheres. This time, it is Roberto De Zerbi's men who will travel on Sunday January 26 and will try to get closer to PSG. To lead this meeting, which promises to be electric, the Professional Football League has chosen to entrust the whistle to Éric Wattelier, a regular in Ligue 1 with no less than 179 matches refereed.
A referee lucky charm?
This is good news for OM because with Mr. Wattelier, there are no less than 8 consecutive victories since 2021. It was also he who whistled a prior foul on Bilal Nadir in order to cancel the equalizer of RC Lens during the 12e day (3-1 victory for OM). The Marseille club, at the heart of the refereeing controversies over its last matches, and in particular against RC Strasbourg, is therefore starting this time with a man in black who is doing well.
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