Portugal's soccer league to investigate COVID-hit match

LISBON : Portugal's soccer league said on Sunday it would start a disciplinary process to investigate if this weekend's match between Benfica and Belenenses SAD - a team hit by a COVID-19 outbreak - complied with health rules.

Benfica took advantage of their numerical superiority to rack up seven goals by halftime before Belenenses returned with only seven players for the second period. Shortly after the match, the Benfica and Belenenses presidents told a news conference they had no choice but to play the match or risked an"unjustified absence". They pointed a finger at the league for not allowing the game to be postponed.

In a statement, the league said it would open an investigation to determine responsibility, particularly"related to the compliance with sanitary protocols". Its board of directors will hold discussions on Monday.

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