Independiente Stadium will receive Los Pumas after eleven years. Photo: social network.
The return of The Cougars in Buenos Aires with the Rugby Championship As a setting, everything has been defined: next Saturday 17 September at 4:10 pm at the José Amalfitani stadium in Velez Sarsfield. But this Monday, an unforeseen event caused a last minute change. The Green Day concert over the weekend complicated the state of the grass, which had already deteriorated in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semi-finals against Flamengo from Brazil.
Therefore, the UAR, in coordination with SANZAAR, noticed the deterioration and as it could not be solved in time to meet the necessary conditions, they decided to relocate the test match valid for the fifth date of the Rugby Championship.
“It is essential to meet the requirements that a show of this level deserves and that SANZAAR requires”, he remarked.
This is how the Libertadores-Ricardo Bochini stadium of the Independiente de Avellaneda club presented itself as an alternative, which has a history only for a game of the Pumas, eleven years ago. It was June 4, 2011, when the Albiceleste team faced the French Barbarians, when the stage had not yet finished its construction.
“The UAR apologizes for the inconvenience caused by this last minute change, which is totally beyond its responsibility, as there was an express commitment from those who had to ensure that the land was in proper condition. for a function of this hierarchy., as it was at the time of hiring, and other events took place there but, unfortunately, did not take place, “the statement added.
And he concluded: “We will shortly communicate the distribution of seats in the new headquarters, where compliance with the offices established by the offices acquired and access to them with tickets already delivered is guaranteed”.
Source: Clarin
