Fog at the Dragão: what the league rules say | OneFootball

Just over four hours before kickoff, the Estádio do Dragão and its surroundings are covered in fog, a situation that could, in the worst-case scenario, lead to the postponement of the match between FC Porto and Sporting.

If, at 8:45 p.m., conditions are not suitable for the start of the game, the League's competition regulations state that, when the match "is started or concluded, it will take place or be completed at the same stadium within the following 30 hours." The only exception to this rule is if "both clubs agree to hold or complete the match on another date, provided that the limits referred to in paragraphs 2 to 4 of article 42 are respected and this is recorded in the match report."

This means that the match must either be played within the next 30 hours or, alternatively, "upon request from the participating clubs, Liga Portugal authorizes the postponed match to be held within the following four weeks." For this second option to apply, the match must not be one of the last six rounds—which is not the case—and "the Permanent Calendar Committee must give a favorable opinion."

Additionally, Civil Protection has issued a yellow rain alert from midnight to 6 a.m. and an orange alert from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. this Tuesday for the Porto district.

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