Fog at the Dragão: what the league rules say | OneFootball

Just over four hours before the kickoff, the Estádio do Dragão and its surroundings are covered in fog, a situation that could, in the worst-case scenario, lead to the postponement of the match between FC Porto and Sporting.

If, by 8:45 PM, conditions are not met for the start of the match, the League's competition regulations state that when the game "starts or concludes, it will be played or completed in the same stadium within the next 30 hours." This rule excludes the possibility where "both clubs agree to hold or conclude it on another date, respecting the limits referred to in numbers 2 to 4 of article 42 and record it in the match report."

This implies that the match must either take place within the next 30 hours or, alternatively, "upon request by the participating clubs, Liga Portugal authorizes the postponed game to be held within the following four weeks." For this second option to apply, it must not be a match from the last six rounds—which is not the case—and "the Permanent Calendar Committee must give a favorable opinion."

Additionally, Civil Protection has issued a yellow rain alert between midnight and 6 AM and an orange alert between 6 AM and 6 PM this Tuesday for the Porto district.

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