The cameras have caught a glimpse, showing José Alvalade Stadium nearing its big moment. Sporting Club is in a full-blown race against the clock. After a lengthy and complex renovation inside their home ground, every minute counts. They are pushing hard to have everything perfect by Sunday. That’s when Arouca comes to visit. It’s the second game of the championship, kicking off at 8:30 PM.
Good news reached the fans: social media confirmed the game against the ‘wolves’ is on. It will happen at the ‘lion’s kingdom’ after all. Yet, the message to all partners working on this huge task is simple: do not relax. Another image surfaced on Tuesday, the most recent one. It gave a fresh look at the green and white stadium. The grass continues to receive careful treatment. Some tiny but important details are now clear for everyone to see.
Take the synthetic turf, for example. It now stretches all the way to where the substitute benches will sit. Their metal frames are already going in. But a few things are still missing. They need four more rows of seats, adding 2,000 places. The two goalposts aren’t there yet either. And the field markings for the pitch still need to be done. All these final steps should be finished in the very last days of this week.