This Saturday, the President of the Portuguese Professional Football League (LPFP) demanded respect for professional football and promised that the organization will go to extreme measures to determine who is responsible for the postponement of the Famalican-Sporting match due to a lack of police activity.
The 20th round match was postponed this Saturday to a date to be determined after several Public Security Police (PSP) agents scheduled for the game were absent due to health reasons.
“The Portuguese League and professional football demand respect! We will go to the last minute to determine responsibility in connection with the incidents and the postponement of the game between Famalican and Sporting,” Pedro Proenza wrote on the social network Facebook.
The LPFP leader also assured that the safety of fans “will never be used as a weapon to incite other people to fight.”
The Portuguese Professional Football League (LPFP) confirmed this Saturday the postponement of the Famalican-Sporting match from the I League and asked the government to take action against the absence of the police at the match of the 20th round. Scenes of violence between fans occurred outside of Minho Stadium.
“The Portuguese League informs that the game between Famalican and Sporting concerning the 20th round of the Portuguese League Betclic has been postponed by agreement between the clubs to a date yet to be determined, after receiving information from the person in charge of the police reported on Municipal Stadium of Famalican, that there are no security conditions for the event that will take place this Saturday or tomorrow [domingo]”, the message says.
Denying the incidents that took place near the Famalicão municipal stadium, the Club League “demands that the government, especially the Minister of the Interior, urgently open an investigation to determine responsibility for what happened, in order to protect the fans.” and families.”
Likewise, the National Directorate of Public Security Police (PSP) said it was surprised by the abnormal number of agents on sick leave, which led to the postponement of the match.
The Lusa agency contacted the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI), which has so far declined to comment.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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