David Aganzo, president of the Spanish Footballers’ Affiliation (AFE), has expressed help for Barcelona and Osasuna of their opposition to taking part in the rescheduled La Liga fixture on 27 March.
The La Liga encounter between Barça and Osasuna, set to be performed on 8 March, was postponed because of the premature demise of the Catalans’ first-team physician, Carles Minarro hours earlier than kickoff.
On Monday, the RFEF and the league confirmed the brand new date for the match as 27 March – one thing which each golf equipment are in opposition to.
Help from the AFE
As such, each Barcelona and Osasuna have appealed the disciplinary choose’s determination to reschedule the match for 27 March. And now they’ve obtained help from the president of the AFE.
“Out of frequent sense and for the well-being of the gamers, it might be a significantly better choice to play between the penultimate and ultimate matchdays,” Aganzo advised COPE.
Barcelona vs Osasuna was postponed due to Dr Carles Minarro’s dying. (Picture by David Ramos/Getty Photos)
He emphasised the bodily situation of the gamers, saying: “Gamers’ well being have to be revered.”
The AFE took an identical stance when Actual Madrid complained about having to play their league match in opposition to Villarreal with lower than 72 hours of preparation.
Whereas Barcelona and Osasuna have lodged an attraction in opposition to the brand new date, there may be minimal hope of it being profitable. As such, the match will possible go ahead on 27 March.
In that state of affairs, the Blaugrana may very well be with out two necessary gamers in Ronald Araujo and Raphinha, who will probably be travelling from South America after their worldwide assignments.
The South America duo may, nevertheless, be obtainable if they’re booked of their respective nation’s first matches which might earn them a suspension for the second recreation, thus granting them an early launch.