07/09/2021 12:12 AM
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 07/09/2021 12:12 AM
The Argentine National Team will be next Saturday before the chance to win its first major title at the senior level in 28 years, no less than at the Maracana Stadium and against Brazil in the Copa América.
But the Albicelestes will feel accompanied, as they will have
2,200 compatriots cheering in the stands
.
Despite the first refusal of the Prefecture of Rio de Janeiro before the request of Conmebol to enable a
reduced number of spectators
in the continental final, finally the entity that governs South American football managed to allow 2,200 fans of each side to witness the duel .
On the Argentine side, the privileged will be
residents of the Rio de Janeiro city
, summoned by the Consulate.
They will not pay tickets, but first they will perform an antigen test.
They will be located at the head of the mythical stage.
There is also the possibility that
two tickets
will be given
to each player
and member of each coaching staff (there would be 150 VIP places, with a negative swab).
The Maracana after the arrangements.
Photo Twitter
Surely, there will also be
places for protocol and for sponsors
, which will be decided by Conmebol itself.
It was a wish of Alejandro Domínguez since the controversial change of venue, after the resignations of Argentina and Colombia to host the tournament, and with the move to the
second country in the world with the most deaths
from coronavirus and the third in number of infected.
The president of Conmebol admitted that the contest would take place without an audience in the stands, but not that the final was behind closed doors.
The insistence paid off
48 hours after the great duel and at least he will be able to obtain something of the color that this edition of the Copa América lacked.
Neymar and Messi, the figures.
Photo Conmebol
From the Confederation they proposed a scheme very similar to the one used in the final of the 2020 Copa Libertadores, when Santos and Palmeiras faced each other with a capacity of 10% in this same stadium.
The meeting was held on January 30, 2021 and
there were no major consequences
in terms of health.
And that antecedent served.
In advance, it was already known that in the Maracana (with capacity for 78 thousand people) about
600 people
would be present
, including authorities, campuses, the official transmission and security personnel.
Now, there will also be a small breath despite the pandemic, with Brazil as
one of the most affected countries
(18.9 million infected and 529 thousand deaths).
DB
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