Portuguese football club Belenenses was forced to put up only nine players for the 12th round home match against Benfica due to the massive COVID-19 disease in the team, according to Sports.ru. It is noted that two of the footballers who entered the field are goalkeepers.
Due to the coronavirus epidemic, many Beleneses players were unable to take part in this meeting. The team asked the Portuguese Football Federation to postpone the match, but they were refused. The team had to field nine existing players, six of whom had never played at such a high level before. Benfica put up their first squad for the match, scoring seven goals in the first half.
In the second half, the team, which was in the minority, decided to go for a trick, ending the match ahead of schedule. The team entered the field with seven members and immediately after the referee blew the whistle to start, one of the players left the football field due to an alleged injury. The match was stopped because the team could not play with six.
Earlier, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach praised the idea of the International Football Federation (FIFA) to hold the World Cup every two years. The proponents of this plan are making the mistake of thinking that the conduct of the World Cup every two years will bring FIFA twice as much money, he said.
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