They have removed the closure of the third tray of the Bombonera, but only 2,950 fans will be able to enter

In the countdown to the match that will be played this afternoon at home against Platense, Boca received a nod from Justice: the closure of the upper south grandstand of La Bombonera has been revoked.

In any case, the sentence of the Penal, Crime and Crimes judge of Buenos Aires, Rodolfo Clerici, establishes a limit: a capacity to up to 2,950 spectatorswhen the third tray usually accommodates up to 5 thousand fans per game.

The same magistrate, in a sentence published yesterday, had decided to maintain the closure, believing that the guarantees of structural stability were not given and that the risk of collapse remainedas reported by the experts of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires.

In this new resolution, to which Clarín had access, he ordered “to lift the preventive closure measure of the South Superior Tribune of Club Atlético Boca Juniors” and urged the club and the Football Safety Committee to take extreme precautions ” in order to respect the authorized capacity (…) of two thousand nine hundred and fifty people”.

In addition, Boca must “periodically inform the Public Prosecution Specialized in Major Events about the specific occupation of that sector of the stadium”.

In the ruling, the judge highlighted a new Feb. 13 report by architects Patricio Omar Leyes Salto and Marcelo Bovalina Tecelan, which concluded, “At the time of the aforementioned visual inspection, no signs were observed that indicated a danger of imminent structural collapse.” . .

The twists and turns surrounding the closure of the stadium have generated strong statements from Juan Román Riquelme, second vice president of the Ribera entity, who questioned the prosecutor Celsa Ramírez, who originally ordered the closure.

The Alberto J. Armando stadium, founded on May 25, 1940, currently has a capacity of 57,000 spectators and Boca has registered a total of 310,000 active, permanent and adherent members.

Due to the access restriction in effect to date, Boca’s management had established that a filter would be applied for the match against Platense, the same as in Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero, according to which members must enter have seen thirteen of the last 16 home games and, if not, register on the club’s official website to reserve your place in the members’ stands.