Choupana often sees delays, but Nacional–FC Porto to go ahead | OneFootball

FC Porto is preparing to travel to Madeira for the 17th round of the Primeira Liga, this Sunday. The Dragons return to Choupana to face Nacional, but the usual doubts about the weather conditions remain: will the match take place or is there a risk of another postponement?

The IPMA (Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere) is clear and states that “the postponement of the game is not expected,” according to meteorologist Pedro Sousa.

“Considering the forecast two days ahead, it doesn't seem that there is a high probability of the game being postponed,” he further stated in comments to the Portal dos Dragões.

Pedro Sousa adds that “the weather in Madeira in the coming days will be characterized by an anticyclone, so in general, good weather and partly cloudy skies are expected.” The League scheduled the game for 3:30 PM, taking into account the region's history, and in the meteorologist's words, the weather should be favorable, “especially in the afternoon period.”

Nevertheless, it is necessary to consider the altitude of the Estádio da Madeira, so “one can never rule out the possibility of some fog at some point.”

“However, the situation is not concerning,” concluded Pedro Sousa.

Thus, everything points to the fact that this Sunday's match will not be added to the list of postponements. It remains to be seen whether FC Porto will be able to assert themselves against Nacional in Madeira or if they will suffer another slip on black-and-white soil.

It should be remembered that in the first round of this season's Primeira Liga, the Porto team defeated the Madeirans in the fifth round with a goal by Samu.

FC Porto was the last victim of Choupana

The last postponement at Choupana due to fog had FC Porto as the protagonists. On January 3, 2025, both teams arrived prepared to play the 17th round of the Primeira Liga, but the match only lasted about 15 minutes.

During the warm-up, an adverse scenario was already anticipated, and as 6 PM approached, the fog settled in at the Estádio da Madeira.

Despite the conditions, referee Tiago Martins ordered the game to start; the first interruption occurred at 7 minutes and 25 seconds. After a brief improvement, the match resumed, but only for a few minutes.

At 14 minutes and 30 seconds, the match was suspended again, this time for 30 minutes, according to the regulations, to assess the situation. After this interval, Tiago Martins returned to the field accompanied by the goalkeepers, but the fog persisted, and the speaker announced to the public that the game was postponed.

A week later, the match resumed with the remaining 75 minutes and 30 seconds, and the outcome ended up being very negative for FC Porto: a 2-0 defeat, in a match that played a decisive role in the dismissal of .

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