Council confirms: Arouca v FC Porto won’t go ahead as scheduled | OneFootball

After the reception of Nacional was at risk, FC Porto's trip to Arouca for the 7th round of the championship is now causing tension between the clubs. The match between the wolves and the dragons will not take place on the scheduled date, September 28, confirmed the Municipality of Arouca to the Portal dos Dragões.

“Regarding this matter, I inform you that, following prior discussions and a meeting requested by the Municipality, which took place yesterday (September 8), and in which the Mayor, Margarida Belém, the Councilor for Sports, Cláudia Oliveira, the Municipal Coordinator of Civil Protection, José Carlos Pinto, the Commander and the Deputy Commander of the Arouca Volunteer Firefighters, José Gonçalves and Sérgio Azevedo, respectively, the Commander of the Oliveira de Azeméis GNR Detachment, Captain Telmo Gomes, and representatives from Liga Portugal and the sports societies of FC Arouca and FC Porto participated, it was considered that the necessary safety conditions for holding the 7th Round match between FC Arouca and FC Porto were not met, due to it coinciding with the Harvest Fair, an event that attracts thousands of visitors to Arouca. Thus, the game scheduled for September 28 will not take place on the planned date,” it reads.

The Portal dos Dragões found out that FC Porto does not agree to postpone the match, while FC Arouca only considers, at best, playing the next day, September 29. The possibility of an alternative stadium exists, but so far there is no defined plan, and FC Arouca also does not accept this solution.

It is important to note that last May, when Liga Portugal inquired various entities about situations that could affect the calendar draw, neither FC Arouca, nor the Municipality of Arouca, nor the Police or Civil Protection indicated the need for Arouca's team to play the 7th round of Liga Portugal Betclic away from home.

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