On Tuesday night in Brazil's second division, ninth-place Náutico was scheduled to host Vasco da Gama in Recife with kickoff set for 6:00 p.m. ET.
But 13 minutes past the scheduled hour, Náutico had still not emerged from its dressing room while Vasco da Gama and the referees had already taken the pitch.
Nada dos jogadores do Náutico até o momento Arruda. Vasco entrou sozinho em campo
Vai ter jogo? pic.twitter.com/FnllY2ItWZ— ge (@geglobo) June 7, 2022
According to journalist Emanuelle Ribeiro, the delay was because Náutico still hadn't received its new uniforms.
O Vasco entrou, mas sozinho. Náutico se atrasa. A informação é que o novo uniforme do time não tinha chegado até pouco tempo atrás. #trarruda pic.twitter.com/U2Dj5mUnjd
— Emanuelle Ribeiro (@RRemanuelle) June 7, 2022
This was confirmed by a video that shows Náutico staff racing against the clock to secure the bag of uniforms off the back of a delivery moped.
"Bora, bora, bora"
O uniforme do Náutico chegou de moto no Arruda pic.twitter.com/5Vp2ND6wtp— ge (@geglobo) June 7, 2022
They must have come dangerously close to forfeiting the match, but things eventually got under way thanks to the man of the match, moped man.
