Is it worth traveling almost 700 kilometers that separate Buenos Aires from Villa Mercedes? It is assumed that most of the Boca and Racing fans came from the City and the Conurbano, but both teams have fans everywhere and the idea of ​​federalizing football is always welcome, especially in new places. And of course, the adventure of football is worth it, regardless of where you play.

The La Pedrera estate, a space for 66 hectares about 12 kilometers from the city of Villa Mercedes, it is so large that it allows an orderly entrance for all spectators. From the beginning, the police operation distributed the income of the people of Boca on one side and that of Racing on the other. The venue opened the gates of the modern Unico stadium at 8:00 am, with capacity for 28,000 spectatorsopened five hours later and the Xeneize were the first to appear in the popular stalls in the south and east, shouting “Dale, Bo / Dale Bo”.

Around 3:00 pm, two hours before the grand finale, the people of Boca had already occupied more than 50% of the 13,000 seats allocated. The entrance of the academic public, another 13,000 to the stalls of the West and the popular North, was subsequent. But gradually everything became blue and gold on one side and blue and white on the other. Indeed, both Boca and Racing received 9,000 tickets to sellthe rest was left to the protocol of the clubs, the San Luis government and the sponsors.

The background music kept people entertained during the long wait. And the two giant screens, strategically placed in the Southwest and Northeast corners, raised the different sectors when they appeared. The 33 degrees of the hot afternoon in San Luis calmed down because the stadium is completely covered, only a little of the popular south received lightning and, of course, the entire playing field.

Also to spice up the start of the game, there was a penalty football championshipfirst among the “common” fans, two on each side, but later personalities such as streamer “Coscu”, journalist and model Prigioni Crivocapich representing Racing, and instagramer Malena Sánchez and Bautista Lena (son of cheerleader Reina Reech) for the mouth side.

Before, they did it in an arch covered with a curtain and had to go around corners. Xeneize won.

Later, in one of the main arches, with an archer. On this second occasion there was the tie-break, Coscu was right and The race won.

The seats on the pitch were sold out, but also those of the Villa Mercedes hotel and the city of San Luis, in addition to public transport. All local lines run daily 100 kilometers between San Luis and Villa Mercedes were left without a seat. Fans who were car-free soon arranged to share a remise or taxi, costing 9,000 pesos.

It happened to a group of three friends (a girl and two boys), who came from Buenos Aires to San Luis to participate in a ride in Potrero de los Funes, managed to get tickets and decided to share a taxi with another fan. to lower costs. Thus, thousands of stories of those who arrived alone, as a couple or more, with family or friends.

The barra bravas were instead contained by the local police. Those from Boca were located in the Parque Costanera Río Quinto, while those from Racing were located in the Los Filters campsite. And they left for the stadium five hours awaywhich explains that the Xeneizes sectors were the first to be filled.

Beyond the aggressive back and forth chants, and even those related from River’s to Boca’s, a football match with the two fans has a spatial flavor. That passion and that color that have always accompanied the hottest sport.