The Champions League match between Glasgow Rangers and Napoli, valid for the second day of the group stage, was postponed one day and will finally be played on Wednesday, due to logistical problems linked to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Uefa announced on Sunday.
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The decision to delay the match corresponding to group A by 24 hours, initially scheduled on Tuesday the 13th, and which will finally take place on Wednesday the 14th at the same time, It has been taken “due to serious setbacks in terms of police and organizational resources linked to national mourning” after the death of the queenexplains the European institution in a statement.
For the same reasons, Napoli fans will not be able to attend the match, Uefa added, also revealing that Rangers fans will also not be able to travel to Italy in the second leg on October 26, for the sake of fair conditions.
“Uefa urges fans of both teams to respect these exceptional circumstances” and not to make these trips.
Elizabeth II died on Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, and her remains should be transferred to Edinburgh on Sunday, before arriving in London.which requires a strong mobilization of the Scottish Police.
Due to the death of the 96-year-old monarch, all Scottish Championship games scheduled for this weekend, as well as those in the English Premier League, were postponed.
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On Sunday, in a separate statement, the Rangers club indicated for its part “recognize the displeasure caused by this change” in the programming of its first game in the European international competition as a local and apologized. He assured ticket holders that if they were unable to attend the match on Wednesday, they would be refunded.
The Scottish club started their Champions League campaign in the worst possible way, losing last Wednesday 4-0 at the Ajax stadium in Amsterdam. For its part, The Italian team hit the ground running on September 7, when they beat Liverpool 4-1 at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium.
It is worth noting the presence of Colombians on the first date of the European event. Alfredo Morelos, who is a member of the Glasgow ‘blue’, was on the bench against the Dutch team, but was not taken into account. On the contrary, in the win that the ‘reds’ received, Luis Díaz entered as a starter and scored the goal of honor.
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