Estrela da Amadora will not be able to host Sp. Braga at Estádio José Gomes after the pitch was rejected by the Portuguese Professional Football League just days before the scheduled match. The situation forced a reorganization of the reception of the visiting team.
Pepa, coach of Estrela da Amadora, reacted with strong displeasure to the decision and held back no criticism. The technician publicly expressed his outrage at the situation affecting the team and the plans for the match.
The rejection of the pitch means the game cannot take place at José Gomes under the conditions required by the competition, forcing the federation or league to find an alternative solution for the match to take place.
The decision comes at a critical moment of the season, harming the sporting plans of Estrela da Amadora and generating frustration in the team's technical command, which saw its stadium barred from hosting the match against Sp. Braga.
