Disciplinary board fines FC Porto for blocking emergency routes | OneFootball

The Disciplinary Board of the Portuguese Football Federation fined FC Porto €2,550 following irregularities detected during the home match against Famalicão, for matchday 28 of the Liga. At issue was the «failure to comply with other duties», namely the «obstruction of emergency routes» recorded in several sections of the Estádio do Dragão, as stated in the latest list of sanctions.

According to the report by the Liga delegate and the information provided by the PSP, the situation was flagged immediately after the final whistle, during a meeting involving the police authorities and the club’s security director, in which it was confirmed that the stairways in the West and South stands, both in sector 28, were occupied by supporters.

The document is especially detailed regarding the areas with special access and occupancy conditions, stating that, in the North stand, the staircase next to the Coletivo Ultras 95 group was «completely occupied by those spectators, preventing emergency movement and the visibility of the exit routes». A similar scenario occurred in the South stand, in sectors 08 and 09, usually occupied by the Super Dragões, although in this case the police presence in other areas made it possible to ensure alternative routes.

Although the authorities confirmed that the situation remained «throughout the entire match», it was not possible to individually identify the supporters responsible for the violation, which led to the fine being imposed on Porto’s SAD.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.