The match of shame between Belenenses and Benfica will not be repeated

Belenseses Y Benfica They will not repeat the controversial match on November 27 as requested by the local team, which took the field with nine players because half of its squad tested positive for Covid-19, following the agreement adopted today by the Portuguese League clubs .

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Only 6 outfield players

The Belenenses requested the repetition of the match, which was suspended at the beginning of the second half since the group of Belem he was left with 6 outfield players.

Only the Belenenses and the Sporting of Portugal they voted in favor of repetition, Braga and the Coimbra academic they abstained and the rest of the clubs that attended rejected it.

So that a similar situation is not triggered again, the clubs approved today in the Extraordinary Assembly modification of article 46 of the competition regulations.

In this way, they guarantee that no match can be played from now on if one of the two teams does not have at least 13 players available, of which one must be a goalkeeper.

Pedro Proença, positive by Covid-19

The President of the League, Pedro Proença, who has tested positive for Covid-19, did not attend the Assembly in person.

The Portuguese Secretary of State for Youth and Sports has also tested positive for coronavirus, João Paulo Rebelo, according to local media.