Osasuna join Barcelona in appealing against new date for postponed match | OneFootball

Earlier today, the RFEF announced that the postponed La Liga fixture between FC Barcelona and CA Osasuna will now take place on March 27.

Initially, the game was set to be played on March 8 but had to be rescheduled after the sudden demise of Barça’s first-team doctor, Carles Minarro Garcia, hours before kickoff.

The new date for the game is not something that the Blaugrana agree upon though, given that most of their stars will have just returned after national team duty while Raphinha and Ronald Araujo might not even be available.

As such, Barcelona are furious with the decision to schedule it on March 27 and are considering launching an appeal.

Osasuna join Barcelona in appealing

Now, Mundo Deportivo reports that Osasuna has now followed suit, and are also challenging the decision to proceed with the game on March 27.

Barcelona vs Osasuna was postponed. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Both Barça and Osasuna had advocated for playing the match between rounds 37 and 38. As such, the Navarrese outfit consider this scheduling unnecessary and as a result, have filed their own appeal.

The letter received by Osasuna with the official ruling stated that: the regulations require the match to be scheduled as soon as possible, and the RFEF believes an earlier date was feasible.

Furthermore, it was cited that the presence or absence of international players is not a valid reason to postpone a match.

On top of that, La Liga and the RFEF prefer to avoid rescheduling the match between rounds 37 and 38, as they believe it would compromise the integrity of the competition, which is why there are unified kickoff times in the final two rounds.

Osasuna acknowledge that the chances of a successful appeal are slim but want to formally register their dissatisfaction with the ruling.