The heavy rains in Madrid prevented the Metropolitano match from taking place on Sunday, September 3.
Atlético de Madrid had to receive Sevilla in the Spanish capital this Sunday, September 3 from 6:30 p.m., for the fourth day of the 2023-2024 season. But the meeting has been postponed.
the match was suspended
The AEMET notice, with alarming weather forecasts, with a forecast that it could rain 300 liters per square meter throughout this Sunday, led one to believe that the meeting would be suspended.
And so it was done. The final decision, as published by Atleti, was announced by LaLiga. He did it around 2:00 p.m. The normal thing was that he did not play and that was the case. Sevilla had traveled to Madrid, but the weather conditions limited the possibility of disputing the commitment. The AEMET had asked to limit movement in the capital.
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Atleti’s first statement
“Given the evolution of the weather forecast for this afternoon, LaLiga has informed us that it will make a final decision on the dispute or the postponement of the match at 2:30 p.m. as the deadline. We ask all fans to remain attentive to this information.
The Madrid City Council has issued a public note in which it recommends avoiding travel due to the forecast of heavy rains and the AEMET has raised the situation to a red alert due to worsening weather forecasts. Given this situation, in a joint decision of all the organizations, a final decision will be made at 2:30 p.m. “.
Given the evolution of the weather forecast for this afternoon, LaLiga has informed us that it will make a final decision on the dispute or the postponement of the match at 2:30 p.m. We ask all fans to stay tuned for this information.…
— Atletico Madrid (@Atleti) September 3, 2023
The confirmation of LaLiga
“Given the exceptional weather situation in Madrid, following the red alert notices by AEMET and the recommendations of the Madrid City Council, LALIGA, after having analyzed the situation and held conversations during the morning with the President of the RFEF, the President of the The Higher Sports Council and the CEOs of Atlético de Madrid and Sevilla FC have made the decision to postpone the match between Atlético de Madrid and Sevilla FC initially scheduled for today at 6:30 p.m. at the Cívitas Metropolitano in Madrid.
The new date and time of the match will be communicated shortly by LALIGA”.
When is the suspended game played?
It is expected that in the next few hours it will be reported when the suspended match will be played. The match cannot be played this Monday, September 4, due to the national team break and the rest of the weeks will be occupied by the group stage of the Champions League until December.
The first possible date for Atlético – Sevilla to be played will be December 30 or 31. Other possible dates would be from January and February, depending on their careers in European competitions and in the Copa del Rey. It must also be taken into account that Atlético must play the Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh.
How did the teams arrive?
The colchoneros reach the commitment after beating Rayo Vallecano by a score of 7-0, with a brace from Álvaro Morata, as well as goals from Antoine Griezmann, Memphis Depay, Nahuel Molina, Ángel Correa and Marcos Llorente. For their part, the Sevilla team lost 2-1 at the hands of Girona on matchday three, despite Nemanja Gudelj’s goal.
2023-09-04 11:54:36
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