Football mag Ole reports ( excuse google translation)
An unusual event occurred in Portugal, when e l Alverca, a First Division team, was sanctioned by the Football Federation of that country after detecting the smell of marijuana on the substitutes’ bench in the visiting team. The match in which this whole event occurred was against Santa Clara, on the 23rd of the Primeira Liga.
The incredible reason why Alverca was sanctioned
As detailed in the report of the match referee Hélder Filipe Carvalho, from the stands of the Alverca stadium strong direct insults were heard towards a single Santa Clara player.
The target in question was Gonzalo Paciencia, who in his career has no relationship with Alverca, but has a strong past in Porto, one of the most popular clubs in the country. “Oh, Patience, fuck you!”, they shouted at the attacker, who played 65 minutes in the 1-1 draw.
Likewise, in the document presented it was revealed that on the Santa Clara substitute bench a strong smell of marijuana was felt. The intensity of the aroma was such that several of the players in the area moved sectors.
“The delegate of the visiting Santa Clara team, Rafael Andrade, reported that throughout the game there was a strong smell of cannabis on his team’s substitute bench, coming from the west stand, Sector A7, occupied exclusively by fans of the local team, FC Alverca”, it was reported.
Consequently, the club was fined the sum of 765 euros. In addition, an Alverca fan was expelled from the stadium for “conducts that, although discreet, indicated the possibility of possession/consumption”.
Alverca, Vinícius’ team
This club has just made headlines in 2025 when it was bought by Vinícius Junior. Together with other Brazilian and Portuguese businessmen, he bought a figure close to 80% of the total SAD. The winger of the Merengue team took charge of the part that belonged to Ricardo Vicintin. In this way, he became the youngest owner in the history of a football club.
“FC Alverca – Futebol, SAD announces that engineer Ricardo Vicintin has sold his qualified stake in the public limited company to a group of Spanish and Brazilian investors”, the institution said in an official statement at that time. In fact, in the first transfer market when he achieved promotion to First Division after 21 years, he incorporated the incredible sum of 33 players.
