Celta Vigo’s La Liga opener postponed due to fungal outbreak on pitch

The Estadio de Balaidos has been affected by a fungal outbreak. Photograph: Octávio Passos/Getty Images

Celta Vigo’s La Liga opener postponed due to fungal outbreak on pitch

Celta Vigo’s ⁠season-opening La Liga match against Osasuna has been postponed after ⁠a fungal outbreak ⁠affected ​the pitch at Estadio de Balaidos, the Spanish club ⁠said on Thursday.

Celta had been due to host Osasuna on Sunday, ⁠but the fixture was postponed with ​the decision ‌agreed by both ‌clubs and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) ‌following a technical inspection by La Liga.

The inspection found a fungal outbreak had damaged the Balaidos playing surface, while adverse weather conditions had undermined recent ‌progress in its recovery, leaving the pitch unfit for use.

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“LaLiga, in ​coordination with both clubs and the RFEF, agreed to postpone the match between Celta and CA Osasuna scheduled ⁠for next Sunday at Abanca Balaidos due ​to ​a problem affecting ​the stadium’s turf, which is ​currently unfit ‌for football,” ​the ​league said in a statement.