The incident is believed to have happened after a Europa League match between Nottingham Forest and FC Porto in northern Portugal.
Nottingham Forest fan dies after Europa League match against FC Porto (Image: PA)
A Nottingham Forest supporter has tragically passed away after the Europa League quarter-final match against FC Porto. Vitor Pereira’s side faced the Portuguese giants at the Estadio do Dragón on Thursday night.
The fan was reportedly 84 years old and of British nationality. According to Portuguese media, an alarm was raised just after midnight and despite resuscitation attempts, the man was pronounced dead in General Humberto Delgado Square in central Porto.
It is understood the supporter died of natural causes and there were no indications of criminal circumstances. The body will then be removed by Porto’s volunteer fire brigade and taken to the National Institute of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Medicine in Porto for an autopsy.
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The relevant authorities will also notify the British consulate of the death. Forest earned a 1-1 draw with East Midlands ahead of next week’s return fixture at the City Ground. Both goals came in the first half, with the hosts scoring the equalizer.
“In my opinion, it was a good result,” Pereira, who made nine changes to his squad ahead of Sunday’s crucial Premier League game against Aston Villa, said after the match.
“We need everyone to play for two tournaments. The players who started today did a good job.
“In the end it’s 1-1 and the match will be played at home to decide the qualifications. Porto are a strong team as they play at home.”
The second leg will be held at the City Ground next Thursday (Image: Michael Zemanek/Shutterstock)
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“They have momentum because of the supporters. Together with Forest we are trying to balance the two competitions. That was very clear, we played with nine different players until the last game.”
“I think we did well. The players tried everything. 1-1 was a good result and we will play at home and see what we can do.”
“We play Aston Villa in two and a half days so we have to think about that,” Pereira added. “If we’re definitely in the Premier League then we’ll be talking about another game, but I’m happy with the result. The players did their best and kept themselves open. We’ll see what we can do next week.”
“We are playing to stay in the Premier League and we have to take that very seriously. I have to take responsibility and we have to add points as soon as possible to escape the last game and stay in the Premier League.”
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