What happens to Nacional if they really skip the match against FC Porto | OneFootball

Nacional announced this Monday that it is considering “failing to appear” at the match against FC Porto, at Estádio do Dragão, scheduled for next Saturday (6:00 pm). If this happens, the island team may be sanctioned by the League, under Article 76 of the Disciplinary Regulations.

According to the article, “an unjustified failure of a club to appear at an official match will be punished,” in competitions decided by points, “with the sanctions of defeat in the match they did not attend and a deduction of points set between a minimum of two and a maximum of five points and, additionally, with a fine set between a minimum of 25 UC and a maximum of 100 UC, without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 2.”

Additionally, “the offending club will also be ordered, as an accessory penalty, to pay for the arbitration and organizational expenses of the match they did not attend, as well as for any damages caused to the affected entities, based on the probable revenue from that same match.”

The absence would only be justified in situations of “force majeure, fortuitous event, and the fault or intent of third parties that make it absolutely impossible to attend,” and “the justification for the absence must be submitted in writing and delivered to the services of Liga Portugal within two days from the date of the absence, accompanied by evidence or an indication of how to obtain it.” Afterwards, “the justification of the offending club will be assessed by the Disciplinary Section within the scope of the respective disciplinary procedure; if the procedure is being conducted in summary form, its terms will be suspended until the period provided for in the previous paragraph has elapsed.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.