FC Porto refuse to postpone Arouca clash | OneFootball

FC Porto refused to postpone their trip to Arouca, scheduled for September 28. Arouca, at best, only accepts the possibility of playing the match the following day, September 29; this is the 7th round of the championship.

The use of an alternative venue could solve the situation, but so far, no such solution is planned and, according to our newspaper, the Arouca officials are not even considering hosting FC Porto in any stadium other than their own.

It is worth remembering that, last May, when Liga Portugal asked about any possible constraints for the calendar draw, neither FC Arouca, nor the Arouca City Council, the Police, or Civil Protection indicated the need for the local team to play away from home in the 7th round of Liga Portugal Betclic.

If the competent authorities decide otherwise for security reasons, the match scheduled for September 28 may be rendered unfeasible, which would require rescheduling to a date yet to be determined.

The Municipality of Arouca was categorical and guaranteed that, “due to coinciding with the Harvest Fair, an event that attracts thousands of visitors to Arouca, the match between wolves and dragons will not take place on the scheduled date.”

The Arouca-FC Porto match was initially set for September 28, the anniversary of the blue and whites, falling between the commitments with Salzburg (September 25) and Red Star (October 2) in the Europa League, and also immediately preceding the classic against Benfica (October 5).

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