Africa-Press – Angola. Packed for the conquest of the title of national champion and separated by 10 points, Petro de Luanda, leader with 47, and 1º de Agosto, third with 37, dispute, today, at 16:30, at Estádio 11 de Novembro, the classic 83rd, in poster game of the 18th round of the I Division National Football Championship, Girabola’2021/22.
In the biggest match of “domestic” football, 28 trophies will be on the field, distributed in 15 for the oil and 13 for the military of Rio Seco.
Reserved face to face with two eternal rivals, the classic of the classics gives the Eixo Viário team an advantage, as they triumphed on 33 occasions against 27 of the Rio Seco club, and in between there is a record of 22 draws.
For more than 11 years, Petro, under the orders of Alexandre Santos, has never been, in recent years, with such a comfortable advantage over the second-placed team, six points apart.
Despite being late in the race for the title, the reds and blacks are also chasing the triumph. A moment of inspiration carried out by an athlete can result in a victory for either team.
Other matches
For the same matchday, Sagrada Esperança hosts Desportivo da Huíla in Dundo, at 16:00, in a match in which the diamond players theoretically assume favoritism despite recognizing the quality of the opponent.
Recreativo da Caála plays with Interclube, at 3:30 pm, in Huambo, in a match to settle scores. In the first round, the two teams drew 1-1 at Estádio 22 de Junho, in Luanda.
Académica do Lobito and Kabuscorp face each other, at 15:30, at Estádio do Buraco, in a game between afflicted.
At the same time, Sporting de Cabinda welcomes Bravos do Maquis FC, at the Johones Kufune “Mundunduleno” Stadium, in the city of Luena.
Académica do Lobito and Kabuscorp face each other, at 15:30, at Estádio do Buraco, in a game between afflicted.
At the same time, Sporting de Cabinda welcomes Bravos do Maquis FC, at the Johones Kufune “Mundunduleno” Stadium, in the city of Luena.
Sporting de Benguela meets, at 3:30 pm, with Clube Desportivo da Lunda-Sul, at the National Stadium Progresso Sambizanga hosts Wiliete
SC at Estádio dos Coqueiros, downtown Luanda at 4:30 pm
The round ends tomorrow at 3:00 pm with the game between Cuando Cubango FC and Libolo at Estádio dos Eucaliptos, in Cuito.
Game of Giants is attended by the public
Forty-three days after the ban on the sports venues, today, on the day of the classic, Petro de Luanda-1º de Agosto, at 16:30, the public returns to the field, in the order of 50 percent , in compliance with the Presidential Decree, to be in force from the 1st to the 28th of the current year.
The document on the Situation of Public Calamity clarifies that entry, in the circumstances, at Estádio 11 de Novembro, must occur upon presentation of the vaccine card or negative Covid-19 test carried out hours before.
In total, up to 25,000 spectators can be expected at the cathedral of Angolan football. Playing as a visited team, the management of the Eixo Viário club must ensure compliance with biosecurity measures, namely the use of a mask and social distance.
The coordinator of the Multisectoral Commission for the Prevention and Combat of Covid-19, Francisco Pereira Furtado, after meeting with officials linked to the sector, called for compliance with the measures, in order to prevent the spread of the virus.
In a game of giants, the presence of an audience, although in a reduced form, can have another impact on the performance of the protagonists. The whistles, applause, the noise of vuvuzelas, sometimes act as a motivating tonic.
The presence of the public in the sports venues was banned on December 24, at a time when the number of positive cases in the country reached the four-digit record 1,163.
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