Fluminense make final call before Libertadores clash with Palmeiras | OneFootball

Fluminense decided not to allocate 10% of the Maracanã’s capacity to Palmeiras fans for the Copa Libertadores semifinal. The club maintained its position and refused the reciprocity request made by its opponent.

RTI Esporte Agency has learned that Fluminense president Mattheus Montenegro is working with the 4,000 tickets set by Conmebol for away supporters. The decision came after Palmeiras asked the governing body for around 10% of the Maracanã for the first leg on October 14.

Palmeiras’ request came after Fluminense demanded 4,000 seats for its fans in the second leg on October 21 at Nubank Parque. That number corresponds to about 10% of Palmeiras’ stadium and, at the Maracanã, would represent just over 6,000 tickets.

Tricolor keeps the 4,000 tickets

Palmeiras’ request came after Fluminense demanded 4,000 seats for its fans in the second leg on October 21 at Nubank Parque. That allocation corresponds to about 10% of the stadium and would represent just over 6,000 tickets at the Maracanã.

Palmeiras, in turn, is trying to obtain authorization to increase the allocation for Fluminense at Nubank Parque to 4,000 fans. At the same time, it submitted a request to Conmebol for the same proportion to be applied at the Maracanã.

The argument is reciprocity: if Fluminense will have 4,000 tickets in a stadium with a capacity of close to 40,000 seats, Palmeiras believes it should receive approximately 10% of the available allocation in Rio de Janeiro.

Fluminense did not agree with that criterion. The club’s board informed its rival that it intends to follow the competition regulations, without turning the requirement made in São Paulo into an automatic percentage obligation at the Maracanã.

Maracanã will have maximum allocation

Fluminense’s decision comes amid high demand for the match. BEPE (the Special Stadium Policing Battalion) authorized the sale of the maximum ticket allocation available for the match at the Maracanã, currently estimated at around 65,000 tickets.

For this to happen, the security measures established for the event will need to be met. The difference in capacity between the stadiums is at the center of Palmeiras’ request to increase the ticket allocation at the Maracanã.

If the requested 10% were applied, Palmeiras fans would have just over 6,000 seats. Fluminense, however, does not intend to adopt that calculation and is working with an allocation of 4,000 tickets for away supporters.

Behind the scenes already stirring up the semifinal

The discussion over tickets has become one of the first chapters of the semifinal even before the matches begin. Fluminense has already made it clear that it does not intend to give up the number established by Conmebol for the game in São Paulo.

Palmeiras is trying to increase the allocation with the security authorities and Conmebol. The away section at Nubank Parque usually has around 2,000 seats, but the club requested authorization to reach the 4,000 demanded for the semifinal.

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