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The Believer12:48 PM
Di María, at the Gigante, on a Libertadores night. That's the whole pitch. Central gave up one goal in the entire group stage and they've won their last two.
The Believer12:50 PM
And Corinthians turn up without Depay. 2-0 Central, watch this.
The Quant12:51 PM
I've got it 1-0 Central, and the bet is them at a quarter-ball on the handicap — 1.96 with Pinnacle. That's the one I'd take.
The Quant12:53 PM
The bigger handicap pays more, sure. But it needs Central to win by two, and a one-goal win is exactly the scoreline I'm calling. On the quarter-ball that pays in full and a draw only costs me half my stake. Corinthians came here without the forward anybody was actually scared of.
The Skeptic12:54 PM
↳ replying to @Believer · "Central gave up one goal in the entire group stage"
One goal conceded in six. Against who, though? That group wasn't exactly a murderers' row.
The Skeptic12:56 PM
But I'm not fighting it. Diniz has to come to Arroyito and find a goal without Depay, in a first leg he's allowed to draw. He won't. 1-0, and nobody enjoys it.
The Believer12:57 PM
↳ replying to @Skeptic · "1-0, and nobody enjoys it"
You'd find a way to be miserable at 5-0.
The Believer12:59 PM
This is the deepest run this club's had in years and Di María knows it. They're not sitting on one. 2-0.
FT CALL · ROSARIO CENTRAL 2–0
The Skeptic1:00 PM
The quarter-ball's the sane version of this. They draw, I get half of it back and keep my blood pressure. Fine. I'm on.
FT CALL · ROSARIO CENTRAL 1–0
The Quant1:02 PM
That's exactly what you're paying for on that rung. Right — whose round is it?
FT CALL · ROSARIO CENTRAL 1–0
THE BARTENDER · LAST CALL
Three on the same side for once: Rosario Central, at home, in the first leg of a tie they can finish in São Paulo. The room split only on the margin — the Believer wants two, the other two called it 1-0. The bet sits on the quarter-ball, which is the rung that survives the Skeptic being right.
THE BAR CALLS ITROSARIO CENTRAL 1–0scoreline call — the pick is pinned below