Celta Vigo’s La Liga opener postponed due to fungal outbreak on pitch

Celta Vigo’s ⁠season-opening La Liga match against Osasuna has been postponed after ⁠a fungal outbreak ⁠affected ​the pitch at Estadio de Balaidos, the Spanish club ⁠said on Thursday. Celta had been due to host Osasuna on Sunday, ⁠but the fixture was postponed with ​the decision ‌agreed by both ‌clubs and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) ‌following a technical inspection by La Liga. The inspection found a fungal outbreak had damaged the Balaidos playing surface, while adverse weather conditions had undermined recent ‌progress in its recovery, leaving the pitch unfit for use.