Nacional flight issue to Porto resolved, match goes ahead on Saturday

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·9 September 2025

Nacional flight issue to Porto resolved, match goes ahead on Saturday

The problem raised on Monday by Nacional has been resolved: there are seats available on flights to Porto on Friday, as reported by Portal dos Dragões. Liga Portugal assisted the Madeiran club in their efforts with the airlines and the impasse has been overcome, ensuring the island team's presence at Estádio do Dragão on Saturday.

Yesterday, Nacional claimed that the date of the match had been changed, but this is not true. In practice, by default, the entire fifth round was scheduled for Sunday, as has been the case. Later, Liga Portugal rescheduled the matches, setting FC Porto–Nacional for 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.