Controversy: Independente’s ticket bundles for São Paulo anger fans | OneFootball

'Promotion' by the organized supporters caused outrage among tricolor fans (Photo: Reproduction)

MARCIO MONTEIRO

@avantmtricolor

Anew controversy has hit São Paulo in recent days regarding ticket sales for the decisive Libertadores quarter-final match against LDU, at the end of this month at Morumbi.

Before that, Torcida Independente, the club’s main organized supporters group, had already announced last Thursday (4th) thesale of a combo that gives the right to two tickets: one for the highly anticipated match against LDU in the Libertadores, and another for the previous game at Morumbi, on Sunday (14th), when São Paulo hosts Botafogo in the Brasileirão.

To avoid the practice of tied selling, which is prohibited by law in Brazil,the supporters group assures that “Bought the keychain for game 1, got game 2 for free,” as a kind of promotion for São Paulo fans who want to secure tickets.

Tied selling is the practice of conditioning the sale of a product or service to the purchase of another, which is not desired by the consumer, and is considered abusive and prohibited by the Consumer Defense Code (CDC) in Brazil. This imposition violates the consumer’s freedom of choice, forcing them to spend more and acquire items they are not interested in, which can happen directly or indirectly.

In this case, the match against Botafogo, which is less attractive to the public, would be the mandatory ticket to be purchased by tricolor fans. And the price of the Independente combo is not cheap at all.

For R$ 335, the interested party buys the ‘keychain’ that grants the right to a ticket for the São Paulo game, available for sale on the Torcida Independente website, as confirmed by the AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR team.

The action generateda lot of outrage and complaints from São Paulo fans, including in posts made by the supporters group and by Henrique Gomes, known as Baby, one of the organization’s leaders.

“The tickets all end up in the hands of the organized groups, that’s why they’re subordinate to Casares’ management. Leila Pereira is right, she doesn’t bow to organized supporters, São Paulo has become a mafia,” said one tricolor comment.

“These guys sell before the club itself, don’t complain about the board, it’s clear now, we’ve understood EVERYTHING,” said another outraged fan on social media.

Many other São Paulo fans complained about the high price of the Independente combo, and continued to call the supporters group ‘Julio Casares’ puppet’. Members of the club’s supporter membership plans were also outraged by the advance sale even to those who should have priority, carried out by the club’s organized group.

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