Antoniou: “There can be a final with 20,000 fans at Panthessalikos”

Speaking on the show “Diki”, Stergios Antoniou left open the possibility of the final being held at the Panthessaliko Stadium with 20,000 fans.

“We cannot disclaim responsibility, but also last year when we had more stadiums, we ended up thinking about Albania. If the State supports the decision, it can be held in Panthessaliko with 20,000 people”, said the vice-president of the EPO on the matter while also emphasizing the arrests that have been made today for the murder of Lyggeridis.

“There must be intervention by the State and greater participation of the actors of the big groups, so that the organized ones can enter the margins. Factors can support the State in this venture. Until now there has been an attempt at a cover-up. When some people break the law, something has to be done,” he said.

What he said in detail:

For the arrests in the Lyggeridis case:

“In such a heavy event you cannot take a stand and speak. Justice must work immediately and produce results, the phenomena of violence must be eliminated in general. It is a social phenomenon. There needs to be some order in terms of organized fans. There must be intervention by the State and greater participation of the actors of the big groups, so that the organized ones can enter the margins. Factors can support the State in this venture. Until now there has been an attempt at a cover-up. When some people break the law, something has to be done.”

About Referee Freudfeld:



“The matter of the chief referee will be decided by the new administration.”

Regarding what was heard about Aris-AEK:



“The issues that sound like the one about Aris-AEK are because there are indifferent ranking teams in the playoffs and playoffs. We are trying to put goal line technology in collaboration with the Ministry and everything is being done to make VAR more effective so that there are no complaints. I am one of those who want Greek referees with a committee made up of foreign chief referees. When we don’t trust the Greek referees in our league, how can UEFA and FIFA trust them?”

For the Cup final:



“No request has come to EPO to postpone the final, Olympiacos must be supported as it reached the semi-finals of the Conference League. The change of pitch has been ruled out by Karipides. Panthessaliko is not the safest stadium. The Volos stadium was included in the announcement in order to satisfy the feeling of the fans from Northern Greece that they constantly go to Athens. There was also the problem of OAKA, while in Thessaloniki there is no stadium to host the final. We cannot disclaim responsibility, but also last year when we had more pitches, we ended up thinking about Albania. If the State supports the decision, it can be held in Panthessaliko with 20,000 people.”