What happens to Nacional if they really refuse to show up against FC Porto | OneFootball

Nacional announced this Monday that it is considering “failing to appear” at the match against FC Porto, at Estádio do Dragão, scheduled for next Saturday (6:00 pm). If this happens, the island team could be sanctioned by the League, under the terms of Article 76 of the Disciplinary Regulations.

According to the article, “an unjustified failure of a club to appear at an official match will be punished,” in competitions with points, “with the sanctions of defeat in the match they did not attend and a deduction of points to be set between a minimum of two and a maximum of five points and, additionally, with a fine to be set between a minimum of 25 UC and a maximum of 100 UC, without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 2.”

Additionally, “the offending club will also be condemned, as an accessory, to cover the costs of refereeing and organizing the match they did not attend, as well as the damages caused to the affected parties, based on the probable revenue from that same match.”

The absence would only be justified in situations of “force majeure, unforeseen circumstances, and the fault or intent of third parties that make it absolutely impossible to attend,” and “the justification for the absence must be submitted in writing and received by the services of Liga Portugal within two days from the date of the absence, accompanied by evidence or an indication of how to obtain it.” Afterwards, “the justification of the offending club will be assessed by the Disciplinary Section within the respective disciplinary procedure; if the procedure is being conducted summarily, its terms will be suspended until the period provided for in the previous paragraph has elapsed.”

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