Vélez, with no people to receive Gimnasia after the incidents in front of Talleres por la Libertadores

Velez he will not be able to receive his audience at the José Amalfitani this Sunday when he will face Gymnastics and Fencing La Plata from 3.30 pm on the 13th of the Lega Calcio Professionisti following the serious incidents that occurred in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores versus Talleres de Córdoba. The club reported this Saturday through a statement.

The decision was to Football Safety Committee who carried out an inspection 48 hours ago and, despite the club’s claims, remained firm in his determination not to allow the doors to open for this Sunday’s clash.

“From the final inspection carried out by the Committee 48 hours ago, the new requests for building and technological adaptations in terms of safety added to those of normal operation were formally determined, to obtain the immediate reopening of the stadium to our public”, reports the press release. released by the club.

Also from Vélez was informed of the request to be able to change venues and to be able to play against Gimnasia with an audience in another stadium of the Municipality of Buenos Aires, but the request was rejected.

The Liniers Institute’s biggest concern is for the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semifinals, against Flamengo. Vélez will be on local against the Brazilians on Wednesday 31st and by that date they hope to have the approval of the security agencies CONMEBOL and AFA to be able to play with their fans.

“The institution is working to comply with the new security protocols and the completion of the works requested by the authorities with the firm intention of opening the doors of the José Amalfitani stadium “, they explain in the statement.

And he adds: “The Club is making all its financial and human resources available so that the Velez fans can accompany the team in the next home match scheduled for 22 August”. That Monday Vélez will receive Sarmiento for the 15th appointment of the Professional League, at 21:30.

Vélez’s illusion is in the Libertadores

Vélez, with the joy of having reached the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores after 11 years, will receive Gimnasia, who has won three in a row and aspires to fight for the title of the Professional Football League.

There is hardly room for joy in the hearts of the people of Velez, the team, when hardly anyone took it into account in the early stages of the Cup, was ranked among the four best teams on the continent and is preparing to play the semi-final against the powerful Brazilian Flamengo.

This Velez, led by the Uruguayan Alexander Medinasurprised everyone by leaving Marcelo Gallardo’s River and then Talleres on the street, reaching an instance that hadn’t been reached since 2011 when they lost in the semifinals to Montevideo’s Peñarol.

A team with several young talents (Máximo Perrone, Valentín Gómez, Luca Orellano, Julián Fernández and Abel Osorio) with the experience of Diego Godín, Lucas Pratto, Leonardo Jara and Walter Bou.

In LPF, Velez is really bad, with eight games without a win, 26th. with just nine points and a lot of relegation in the fight to qualify for the international cups of 2023, but, with the Libertadores semi-final, the “domestic” takes a back seat for now.