The president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), Claudio Tapiahe confirmed on a press conference the beginning of a new stage for Argentine football: The return of the visiting public to the First Division stadiums.
Accompanied by the Minister of Security of the Province of Buenos Aires, Javier Alonsoand for the leaders Nicolás Russo (Lanús) and Gonzalo Belloso (Rosario Central), el “Chiqui” Tapia He affirmed that “Clubs that are in conditions and want to receive visiting public, can do it.”
The announcement marks a turning point in the recent history of national football. Wall It was clear when highlighting the magnitude of the step that is taking place: “It is a day that marks a before and after in our football.”
In addition, he stressed the objective promoted by this decision: “We want football to be from the family again. It is what the football fan and society want. Many games with two fans have been organized and that is why we decided to announce the beginning for the return of the visitors. Lanús-Rosario Central will be a pilot test and we hope it will be the kick.”
That pilot test will take place this Saturday at the Néstor Díaz Pérez Stadiumbetter known as “the strength”, when Lanús Receive a Rosario Central For the Professional League.
In that meeting, 6,500 fans The Rosario team will be able to occupy the visiting stands, in what is expected as a general essay for what could gradually become a usual practice.
Tickets will be nominal, with reinforced security protocols and strict controls to guarantee safety and coexistence in the show.
From the organizing club, Nicolás Russo He expressed his enthusiasm for being part of this process: “As organizers of the show is a very big responsibility. We want to do what people need and that there is a visiting public does not have to be abnormal, it has to be logical”the leader remarked.
In addition, he added: “Argentine football is repatriating a lot of figures and is containing many players. They have to be both partialities, it does not have to be just because Angel Di Maria play this game.”
As for the access of the visitor fans, he informed that Lanús will put tickets to a value of $ 23,000.
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On the side of Rosario Central, Gonzalo Belloso also celebrated the initiative: “I join the thanks to Tapia and Russo. As a club of the interior we are extremely happy. We are going to ask everywhere. We like it and we are used to travel. I hope it is a party for everyone.”
In that sense, he emphasized that “It has to be normal to travel. We like it, 135 years ago we do it”. Belloso He also thanked the president of Lanús for facilitating the conditions for the party to be carried out with both fans.
But the return of the visiting public is not just a leadership decision: it also implies a cultural change, a transformation in the way of living football. This remarked Javier AlonsoBuenos Aires Security Minister: “We cannot give football to the violent. It is important that those who handle issues of violence do not appropriate the stands. The idea is not to return to before. A culture must be changed.”
In your exhibition, Alonso He was overwhelming in describing the challenges: “We have to banish the culture of violence. It is sad to see 10 -year -old boys singing about drugs or that you have to kill another. It has to be the family party, with flags, drums.”
Alonso He also stressed that security will be a key axis of the process: “We want those who are prohibited from entering cannot do so. There must be rigorous control. We saw the Libertadores, South American Cups and the Club World Cup: thousands of Argentines behave abroad. Why can’t you get here?”asked.
The official made it clear that the police will be committed to guaranteeing security, but also requested commitment of clubs and fans.
The return of the visiting public will be gradual, and will not be mandatory. Each institution can evaluate whether it has the operational, logistics and infrastructure capacity to open its doors to rival biases.
From the AFA, They commit to accompany the process and to establish the necessary protocols for each meeting to develop in safe conditions. The operations will be monitored and adjusted with each experience, and it is expected that, over time, the return of the two fans will become something common.
After more than 12 years without visitors In most matches, the Argentine football He prepares to recover one of his most representative postcards: the stands full of colors, crossed songs, the tension of the classics and the shared party.
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