Disciplinary Board partially drops inquiry into 17 injured in the derby | OneFootball

The Disciplinary Council of the Portuguese Football Federation partially closed, unanimously, the inquiry regarding the incidents that occurred during the Sporting-FC Porto classic, held on August 30, 2025, at the José Alvalade Stadium. At the moment of FC Porto's first goal – which won 2-1 – fans of the blue and white club celebrated intensely, causing glass to break and injure 17 Sporting fans located on the lower floor, beneath the security box.

According to the investigations carried out by the DC, "there are no data, elements, or circumstances that, when considered together and even through logical-rational reasoning, allow, and reasonably justify, admitting any possibility of Sporting Clube de Portugal – Futebol, SAD, being sanctioned for non-compliance with any regulatory norms."

According to the published opinion, the Sporting club complied with safety regulations, and on the day of the match, an inspection was conducted that did not detect any anomalies in the infrastructure. The breaking of the two glass panels and the subsequent injuries to the fans are attributed to a group that breached the cordon of venue assistants and, positioned on the concrete wall next to the metal guardrail, kicked the glass until it broke, causing shards to fall to the lower floor.

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