Copa do Brasil final tickets anger fans, pressure mounts at Corinthians | OneFootball

Corinthians allocated only 45 out of about 4,000 tickets made available to the club—approximately 1% of the total—for paying members of the Fiel Torcedor plan for the Copa do Brasil final against Vasco da Gama at Maracanã. This information was initially reported by influencer Cacá Catalão from the Canal do Povo Escolhido.

Of the approximately 4,000 tickets allocated to the visiting fans and made available to Corinthians, 3,100 were directed to organized supporter groups, 50 to club members, 40 to department advisors, and 120 to board members. As for the remaining 690 tickets or so, there is no official information regarding their allocation, with the possibility that some were used to meet requests from players, training center staff, and the club presidency.

There have also been social media posts showing scalpers selling tickets for the visiting section at Maracanã for around R$ 3,500, as shown in the screenshot below.

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According to the portal Meu Timão, some Corinthians board members were at the fifth floor of Parque São Jorge yesterday, where the president’s office is located, to count the tickets allocated to themselves. On social media, there are reports from fans who accessed the FT website at 5 p.m., the time sales opened for members, but tickets were already sold out.

“Tickets for FT for the game in Rio opened at 3 p.m. for those with more than 120 points. I have 135 points. At 2:59 p.m. I was already logged in. I couldn’t buy. SOLD OUT. The Corinthians board is a disgrace! Long live the clever directors and their buddies,” posted Cacá Catalão on social network X.

Another point that drew attention was the emergence of a category called “corporate” in Fiel Torcedor, in which tickets for the final would remain available until the day of the match. Central do Timão reached out to Corinthians for comment, but received no response by the time of publication.

The allocation of tickets caused strong dissatisfaction among Corinthians fans and led the collective Família Corinthians, made up of fans and about 217 club associates, to file a formal request with the club’s presidency. In the document, the group requests detailed clarification regarding the allocation and distribution policy of the tickets reserved for Corinthians for the Copa do Brasil final.

The goal is to understand how many tickets were actually made available to the club, in which stadium sections the fans were placed, and what criteria guided the division of these tickets among Fiel Torcedor, club members, organized supporter groups, institutional guests, as well as the quotas for half-price and complimentary tickets. The request is based on the principles of transparency, equality, and the Fan Statute, as a way to ensure fairness and equal treatment for Corinthians fans.

The request also addresses practical aspects that directly affect the average fan, such as price setting, the schedule and official sales channels, priority rules and limits per CPF, as well as the measures adopted to curb scalping. In addition, it demands clarification on accessibility policies for people with disabilities and the elderly, and on security protocols related to the movement and stay of visiting fans in the stadium.

Finally, the collective asks the club to identify by name those responsible for ticket operations and to commit to publishing an accountability report after the match. Due to the proximity of the final, the group requests that answers be provided within 12 hours, accompanied by supporting documents, as a way to ensure predictability, safety, and respect for the Corinthians fanbase.

On Sunday (21), Timão faces Vasco da Gama in the Copa do Brasil final at Maracanã, at 6 p.m. (Brasília time), after a goalless draw in the first leg at Neo Química Arena.

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