Benfica fined over €20,000 by the Disciplinary Board | OneFootball

Benfica beat Arouca 2-1 on March 14, in a match counting for the 26th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, but the bill has only arrived now and is around 23 thousand euros, more precisely 22,922. This amount includes 10,720 for the repair of a transmission cable, plus a 7,650 fine.

All because after the Eagles' second goal, at 90'+6 minutes, a fire broke out in a section entirely occupied by Benfica supporters. Based on the reports of the Liga delegate and the police, the FPF Disciplinary Board announced the following in its list of sanctions.

"This incident resulted in a burnt advertising tarpaulin, as well as one seat and television cables being damaged, as recorded in the damage report and agreed upon by both Sports Companies. I would also add that the television producer informed the Liga Delegates that, due to this incident, the television broadcast was affected, losing the master cameras, close-up cameras, the offside camera on the left side, and the commentators' audio, and consequently it affected the VAR system."

In addition, the firefighters present at the scene reported the "difficulty they had in reaching the location of the fire, already mentioned in another incident report, due to the fact that that stand (...) had a large crowd of supporters, and they were packed very tightly".

, from the Porto FA. Arouca, meanwhile, will have to pay 700 euros due to the entry of unauthorized objects, specifically pyrotechnic devices.

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