A Nottingham Forest supporter has died following the Europa League quarter-final first leg against FC Porto on Thursday night
A Nottingham Forest died after the Europa League match in Porto onThursday(Image: UEFA via Getty Images)
A Nottingham Forest supporter has tragically passed away following the Europa League quarter-final clash with FC Porto. Vitor Pereira’s team took on the Portuguese side at the Estadio do Dragao in northern Portugal.
The fan is believed to have been 84-years-old and held British nationality. Portuguese media reports suggest the alarm was sounded shortly after midnight and, despite efforts to resuscitate him, the gentleman was declared deceased in Praca General Humberto Delgado in Porto’s city centre.
It’s understood the supporter died from natural causes, with no suggestion of any suspicious circumstances.
The deceased was subsequently collected by Porto Volunteer Firefighters and transported to the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences in Porto, where a post-mortem examination will take place.
The appropriate authorities will also inform British consular services about the death.
Forest secured a 1-1 draw to bring back to the East Midlands before next week’s second leg at the City Ground. Both strikes arrived in the opening period, with the home side gifting the leveller.
Speaking afterwards, Pereira, who rotated nine players ahead of Sunday’s vital Premier League fixture against Aston Villa, said: “A good result, in my opinion.
Nottingham Forest and Porto players played out a 1-1 draw(Image: Octavio Passos/Getty Images)
“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.”