Nottingham Forest fan tragically dies after FC Porto attract Europa League conflict
A Nottingham Forest fan has tragically died in northern Portugal following the club’s 1-1 draw with FC Porto in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final on Thursday night
A Nottingham Forest fan has died after the draw against FC Porto(Image: Nuno Almeida via Getty Images)
A Nottingham Forest fan has sadly passed away following the Europa League quarter-final match against FC Porto. Vitor Pereira’s team took on the Portuguese heavyweights at the Estadio do Dragao on Thursday evening.
The supporter was reportedly an 84-year-old Englishman. As per Portuguese media, emergency services were alerted just after midnight and despite attempts to resuscitate him, the man was declared dead in Praca General Humberto Delgado in central Porto.
It is believed that the fan died of natural causes, with no suggestion of any criminal involvement. The body was later removed by the Porto Volunteer Firefighters and transported to the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences in Porto for a post-mortem examination.
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The relevant authorities will also inform the British consular services about the death.
Forest secured a 1-1 draw to take back to the East Midlands ahead of next week’s second leg at the City Ground. Both goals were scored in the first half, with the hosts conceding the equaliser.
Speaking after the game, Pereira, who made nine changes to his side ahead of Sunday’s vital Premier League clash with Aston Villa, said: “A good result, in my opinion.”
“To face two competitions we need to play with everyone. The players that started today did good work.
“In the end, 1-1, the game is open to play at home and decide qualification. Porto playing at home are a strong team.
“They have momentum with supporters. With Forest I try to balance the two competitions; it was very clear, we played with nine different players to the last game.
“I think we did well. The players tried everything; 1-1 is a good result and playing at home we will see what we can do.”
