JAKARTA - Bali United acknowledged that the postponement of the 31st week of Liga 1 2023/2024 was clearly detrimental to the team. You see, in the last week, Serdadu Tridatu was in good momentum.

Bali United underwent the 30th week of facing Persija Jakarta on Saturday, March 30, 2024. They won full points and continued the positive trend ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday.

However, the short holiday that should have been passed in preparation for the continuation of the good momentum in the 31st week was even felt by Stefano Cugurra to be unfavorable. The reason is, the team had to have a long holiday due to changes in schedule.

"Currently, the closest one will have a holiday three days after fighting Persija Jakarta. Later during Eid al-Fitr there will be some time off to gather with family," said Bali United coach Stefano Cugurra in a statement quoted Monday, April 1, 2024.

"However, then the situation is not good for the coach because he has to make a training program when the initial schedule changes. Our coaching team must have a new plan for players to keep their spirits up in training," said the man who is familiarly called Teco.

The original schedule, Bali United will actually visit Persikabo 1973 headquarters on April 4, 2024. After that, the competition will take a day off after the 31st week. Week 32 only starts on April 15, 2024 or after the Eid holiday.

However, the 31st week of Liga 1 2023/2024 which was supposed to be held starting April 1, 2024, was postponed until the end of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup. The postponement was decided by PSSI because the U-23 Indonesian national team would hold a training camp (TC) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), starting April 1, 2024.

The U-23 Indonesian national team will play their first match of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup against Qatar on April 15, 2024. The postponement decision was taken so that Garuda Muda could summon all the players needed from Liga 1.

With this delay, the new competition will resume as soon as April 21, 2024 or if the U-23 Indonesian national team fails to qualify for the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup group phase.

Meanwhile, based on the listed schedule, the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup will only end on May 3, 2024.


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