Boca will have 4 thousand fewer fans on the San Lorenzo pitch: the reasons of the Municipal Administration that affect the match against Sarmiento

Not just the sporting performance of the men’s First Division Mouth represents a heachache for the president Juan Roman Riquelme. Even the transition from his first position to that hierarchical position had an unexpected problem at the end of this Monday, when the Ministry of Security of the City of Buenos Aires announced the removal of 4,000 seats in the capacity authorized to receive Sarmiento de Junín, next Thursday at the San Lorenzo stadium.

Given that the Bombonera grass is not in optimal conditions due to the presence of the electoral tents for three weeks in December, the Football Council and the technical staff led by Diego Martínez have agreed to play at least the second round of the the Professional League Cup.

“The Ministry of Municipal Security has announced that it has reduced the capacity of Boca Juniors fans from 31,800 to 28,000 for the match that will be played against Sarmiento de Junín at the “Nuevo Gasómetro” stadium, of the San Lorenzo de Almagro club.the Buenos Aires portfolio statement began.

The reasons given by City Security lie in the “prevention” it allows “guarantee attention to the fans who will come to the stadium next Thursday, February 1st”. Since the capacity of the San Lorenzo field is lower than that of the Bombonera, “The number of people who can be present has been adjusted to guarantee their safety”.

There is a central point in the statement from the Buenos Aires Security portfolio and that is that it anticipated the club’s communication by announcing that “It has been agreed with the Boca Juniors Club to create a filter for the acquisition of tickets, as happened on other occasions”.

“The operation will include checks with ticket readers in front of the turnstiles. For this reason, those who do not respect the filter established by the Boca Juniors Club should not participate as they will not be allowed to reach the stadium. A situation even” A similar decision was taken for the match that Huracán will play on Tuesday 30 January against Talleres de Córdoba on the Argentinos Juniors pitch.hill.