Sporting de Braga mulling sanctions for incidents that ‘deserve a complete denial’

Sporting de Braga said this Saturday that it is rejecting the incidents between fans that took place on Friday at its stadium during the game against the Famalicans in the first round of the First Football League and is considering imposing sanctions.

In the final part of the game, which Famalisenses won 2-1, there were attacks between Sporting Braga fans in the west stand of Braga Municipal Stadium, which resulted in one person being injured, one arrest and forced intervention by the police.

The club, led by António Salvador, responded this Saturday in a statement saying that the spectators involved have been identified and that it is considering imposing sanctions under its statutes, which could go as far as expelling members from the club, confirming that condition.

Sporting de Braga will monitor the progress of the initiated processes, waiting for their completion. The Club does not exclude, without prejudice to the exercise of powers by the competent authorities, the application of sanctions in accordance with its charter,” the statement said.

For responsible arsenals, “confirmed incidents deserve full denial and public denunciation by the club, thus reinforcing the importance of identifying and isolating those responsible for such acts, preventing any extrapolation of them given a different and healthy environment. takes place at the Municipal Stadium.

According to the same note, “The club will inform you of the decisions it can take to protect the rights and guarantees of members and fans of Sporting de Braga.

On Friday, in the first leg of the 2023/24 I league season, Sporting Braga took the lead in the ninth minute thanks to Ricardo Horte, but the outsiders turned the score around thanks to goals from Afonso Rodrigues, 67, and Aranda, 90+5.