The Migration office reported that between Thursday and Sunday the Uruguayans left for Argentina for the U-20 World Cup final.
A total of 72,399 people left the country in the last four days, according to data from the National Directorate of Migration, within the framework of the momentum and the “demand shock” that generated that the Uruguayan National Team has reached the final of the U-20 World Cup that takes place in Argentina.
The match will be played this Sunday from 18 in the city of La Plata and the rival will be Italy, another selected with a long football tradition. That is why, despite the scarcity of tickets, the Uruguayans do not want to miss the opportunity and paysandu It was the most chosen border point to undertake the exodus.
According to data provided by the Uruguayan migration agencies and the neighboring country, as reported by Underlined, they were 16,726 the people who left through Paysandú, while behind them appeared Jump, with 15,319; and Fray Bentos, with 14,695. further back they were Colonia with 11,485, Carrasco International Airport (6,739) and the Port of Montevideo (3,686).
Until last Friday, 43,533 Uruguayans had left the country for the neighboring country, where 28,866 were added only on Saturday. According to the information provided by the Migration Office of the Ministry of the Interior, the data for Salto, Fray Bentos and Paysandú were provided by the National Directorate of Migrations of Argentina.
An exodus that was seen coming
The movement at the border is not surprising, since the country’s travel agencies, which had already had a positive month, explained that there was a “demand shock” in the last hours bound for Argentina and thousands of families turning to see the defining match between Uruguay and Italy.
According to reports, the agencies handled packages with values that ranged between 275 and 800 dollars per person. Some operators even admitted that it was difficult to respond to so many requests for tickets, hotels and trips. Other providers valued the fact that people who do not usually do so were mobilized, spending with credit card and up to four installments.
Source: Ambito
