The Portuguese league called for an “urgent” meeting with health authorities to understand what happened and discuss changes in the current COVID-19 protocols for matches. It questioned why health officials failed to consider all Belenenses players to be at a high risk of contagion considering the possible presence of the omicron variant. The referee suspended the game just after halftime, with Benfica leading 7-0, when only seven Belenenses SAD players took the field and the squad then lost another player. Freitas said that health authorities don’t decide over professional soccer games and that it was the clubs themselves who made the call. Benfica’s next scheduled match is the Primeira Liga derby against Sporting Lisbon on Friday.

Source: Libya Today November 29, 2021 23:19 UTC