Video: Was this match from the weekend fixed?
Dodgy goings on in Serie A
The Serie A match between Catania and Chievo, which many bookmakers stopped taking bets on amid fears it was being fixed, ended in the draw the unusual betting patterns had predicted. A huge £2million was staked on the relatively insignificant encounter ending with the scores level, while particularly savvy punters had put £217,000 on the game ending 1-1.
Lo and behold, the match did finish 1-1. David Williams, from Ladbrokes, told The Sun: “We saw a lot of money for the draw and decided to pull the plug.”
There is a few people who don’t come out of that video looking too clever in our opinion, but far be it for OTP to set itself up for a mafia hit cast aspersions.
And Gennaro Delvecchio’s attempts to conceal his identity were completely scuppered by the name on the back of his shirt!