Corinthians block 300 tickets linked to touts for Santos clássico | OneFootball

Corinthians blocked about 300 tickets resold by touts for the Campeonato Brasileiro clássico against Santos, after its Fiel Torcedor anti-fraud system flagged roughly 2,200 suspect registrations and purchases. According to Globo.com, that figure equated to almost 5% of the 47,099 paying crowd at Neo Química Arena on Sunday.

The club limited the block to 300 for safety, arguing that cancelling more than 2,000 entries could trigger disorder at the turnstiles and disrupt stadium operations. The Fiel Torcedor platform analyses behaviours that indicate fraudulent acquisition.

An uptick in irregular activity had already been detected against Rosario Central in the Conmebol Libertadores, suggesting touts had found a way around safeguards. For the Santos match the club mounted a targeted operation, increased staffing and requested Military Police support to stop holders of irregular tickets.

At the gates, stewards checked ID from anyone flagged. Almost all with blocked tickets left after admitting they had bought from third parties, and were advised on the correct purchasing process.

The only authorised channel is fieltorcedor.com.br, and buyers must register with CPF and facial biometrics matching the actual attendee. Fiel Torcedor currently has 1,332,000 registrations with facial identification.

Blocked tickets were non-refundable, so the money remained in the match ledger. The clássico generated gross revenue of R$ 3,284,703.18. Corinthians now plans to reinforce the system and update Fiel Torcedor security protocols to close the loopholes exploited by touts.

Source: Globo.com

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