SANTIAGO, March 14 (Reuters) - Coachless Universidad de Chile's troubles continued on Wednesday when a plague of termites forced their game away to O'Higgins to be postponed.
The match was due to be played on Sunday but the Chilean
football league said termites had damaged some of the seating
areas at O'Higgins's stadium in Rancagua and forced the club to
refurbish the arena.
League spokesman Claudio Olmedo said the stadium would only
be ready for use in mid-May. The only alternative for Sunday
was Santiago's National Stadium but this would have effectively
made Universidad de Chile the home team.
Universidad de Chile have already had two matches postponed
this year after local authorities said the venues did not meet
safety standards.
The club was declared bankrupt last year and on Tuesday
fired coach Salvador Capitano after only six matches in charge.
The team have five points and scored only one goal in the
Apertura championship.
