The league suggested that Aruka-Sporting was postponed due to the decisive game of the Lions against Eintracht Frankfurt on the last round of the Champions group stage. At the end of the match against Arukens, Ruben Amorim announced that he had refused the offer of the body in charge of the competition, and explained the reason.
“The game hasn’t been changed because they can’t say change it 48 hours early when ours ended early. This desire to change the League to be a little better…we weren’t going to change our plans because it interfered with the planning of the World Cup. I trust Darius [Essugo], I trust Nazigno and all. We clearly could have won. I was the one who said don’t change the game because I already told some players that they would. It’s like saying: “Friends, let’s wait until the rest have a rest.” I trust everyone. The responsibility lies with me. Whoever entered had quality and commitment. I asked you not to change the game because we can’t make changes in 48 hours. It was on short notice, we didn’t even know if Aroka would agree. It would be better to stick to our plan, keep our heads in the game and tell the players that we are counting on everyone. It is for this reason that the game has not been changed. It was something last minute that wasn’t even well explained. We already know how things are,” he said at the press center of the municipality of Aruca.
Recall that Sporting CP advance to the last round of Group D of the Champions League with 7 points, as well as Eintracht Frankfurt. Tottenham Hotspur lead with 8 points and Marseille are last with six points.
The Lions receive the Germans at 20:00 next Tuesday in Alvalada.
