Will the game take place this weekend? This is the question that more than 41,000 supporters are asking themselves this Saturday. Since the announcement of the postponement of the match between AS Saint-Étienne and Olympique de Marseille scheduled for this Saturday at 9 p.m., the hours seem very long. At the end of Saturday afternoon we still do not know if the meeting will be held well this Sunday.
Initially announced at 3 p.m. by the prefecture’s services, the postponement schedule was then put in brackets. According to our information both teams would like to play this Sunday but the broadcaster would have logistical difficulties to broadcast the meeting this Sunday afternoon.
A story of big money?
The technical means, the cameras engaged on this Sainté – OM at 9 p.m. this Saturday were also planned for other matches on Sunday afternoon. And then Canal + is probably not thrilled with see this beautiful poster, history of the championship, postponed to a Sunday at 3 p.m. when the audiences are expected to be lower. In addition, this poses a problem in terms of TV rights. Amazon probably does not see the programming of this match in a good light compared to those of Sunday 3 p.m. for which the American giant is the broadcaster.
A calendar too busy to postpone to another date?
The solution would be to postpone the meeting to a later date but OM being engaged in a European coup, the calendar leaves only few possibilities: a mid-week box between the penultimate and the last day of the championship . For the fairness of the championship we have known better…