Benfica, Porto reject Sporting’s offer for 6 May Tondela match | OneFootball

The meeting of the Calendar Committee, held this Friday to discuss setting the date for the postponed match between Sporting and Tondela, was marked by several moments of great tension. One of the most heated moments arose from an unexpected proposal for the other clubs, with the Lions making it clear that they did not intend to play the match in the first available week on the calendar.

In this context, the green and whites put forward May 6th as the date to play the match against Tondela, a date that would fall between the home game against V. Guimarães and the away game at Rio Ave, corresponding to the 32nd and 33rd rounds, respectively. Sporting’s justification for postponing the match to this period, instead of the week of April 29th—which could become available if they are eliminated by Arsenal in the Champions League—was due to accumulated fatigue.

However, the Lions’ position did not reach a consensus among their rivals. According to Record, FC Porto and Benfica joined forces to reject the proposal, with the Dragons taking a leading role during the moments of greatest indignation. Thus, as announced by Liga Portugal, the Sporting-Tondela match is provisionally scheduled for April 29th, should the Lions be eliminated from the Champions League and not have to play another European tie that week.

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