The administration of Boavista SAD has settled the arrears of salaries requested by the doctors of the I League football club, whose unavailability led to the cancellation of training hours before Saturday’s reception in Famalicana.
A source close to the process told Lusa that the Bessa club had already fulfilled its obligation to pay the corresponding funds by the end of September following demands from clinical department specialists who refused to attend the traditional morning meeting. on game days under the guidance of coach Petit.
The match with Famalican could be in doubt, since according to the third paragraph of Article 61 of the Regulations of the competitions organized by the Portuguese Professional Football League (LPFP), the presence of a doctor on the bench is mandatory. , a scenario that will be guaranteed during wage regularization.
Boavista, who remain in fifth place with 13 points, will host Famalican, sixth with 11, from 18:00 at the Bessa Stadium in Porto in a match of the seventh round of the championship, refereed by Gustavo Correia of the Porto Football Association.
In addition to Petit, Checkers president Vitor Murta recently admitted the existence of unpaid wages in the Porto emblem structure, which FIFA did not even allow to register new players in the summer transfer window.
Announced officially on Tuesday as a reinforcement for QPR from the English mid-tier league, North American defender Reggie Cannon unilaterally terminated his contract with Boavista in June, claiming overdue wages, with the procedure subject to FIFA and the general courts reviewing the matter. about just cause and possible compensation.