Valencia-Real Oviedo clash postponed due to weather warnings

Valencia and Real Oviedo were due to lock horns on Monday night to close out La Liga’s Matchday 7 slate, but the two sides will have to find an alternate date to play the match at Mestalla after it was postponed on Monday. Weather warnings in the area meant that going ahead with the game was a safety risk.

There were red weather warnings in place on Sunday night, but with no word from La Liga, Real Oviedo traveled down to the East Coast on Monday in case the game were to go ahead. At around 16:00 local time, just five hours before kick-off, La Liga confirmed the game would not be going ahead due to the red weather alert in the region. The heavy rains and storms expected represented a potential flood risk, and could compromise the safety of the fans.

Game could take place this week

However La Liga did reveal that the game may still go ahead the next day. As long as the safety of all those attending and participating in the game was guaranteed, and following the recommendations of the local weather authority, should the adverse conditions clear up sufficiently, then it will go ahead on Tuesday. The kick-off time would be brought forward an hour to 20:00 CEST.

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DANA disaster fresh in the memory

The red weather alerts arrived 11 months to the day since the flash flooding began in the region of the Valencian Community in 2024. A natural disaster the scale of which Spain had not seen for some time, it claimed the lives of over 200 people, as entire villages were swept away.

With many communities still rebuilding, it is understandably a delicate matter, and still fresh in the memory for those in the region, hence maximum prudence will be appreciated by both fans and employees at Mestalla.