Paços de Ferreira spark controversy over fixture against Sporting | OneFootball

Paços de Ferreira filed a complaint with the League regarding the scheduling of the match against Sporting B, (who lost in the last round against Torrense) in the 2nd League, set for February 10th, Tuesday, at 8:15 pm. In a statement, the beavers revealed that they opposed the date of the match and requested that the game be played on February 8th, Sunday.

In the same note, Paços says that Sport TV did not object to the proposed date, only requesting that the match kick off at 11 am. However, the League argued that the match was scheduled for Tuesday due to the Presidential Elections and the Youth League game between Sporting, coached by João Gião, and Puskas, from Hungary, on February 4th.

The beavers, for their part, point out that there are League matches scheduled for the day of the second round of the Presidential Elections, between António José Seguro and André Ventura, and state that a match of the under-19 team of the lions cannot influence the date of a match for the green and white secondary team.

Finally, the team from the capital of furniture recalls that they will have to play the following round after this match by Sunday, since they have already played the maximum number of home games on a Monday, and therefore, will not have the desired rest period, hence their objection to this decision.

According to gathered information, there are certain criteria that are followed when it comes to matches on election days. These include protecting teams participating in European competitions, as well as scheduling matches for clubs that have to travel between islands and continents or that have a calendar related to the Portuguese Cup.

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