Huracán refuse to play River behind closed doors, threaten legal action | OneFootball

From the institution, they announced that to leave the Ducó «there must be a report supporting such a measure» and reaffirmed their support for the neighbors affected by the collapse. The match, scheduled for Thursday at 21:30, still does not have a confirmed venue.

Huracán published a statement this Tuesday announcing that «playing without an audience is not an option» against River this Thursday, for the 10th round of the Apertura, reaffirmed their support for the neighbors affected by the collapse last week, and stated that they will begin legal actions against the City of Buenos Aires.

After the local government's Security anticipated on Monday that the duel against the Millonario would be without an audience and that the same day the Globo began the exchange of tickets for members, the management of the Parque Patricios team went further and took a stand.

«We want to make it clear that playing without an audience again is not an option, that to deprive us of playing in our Stadium there must be a report supporting such a measure and establishing the attendance parameters for the Club to comply with it», they stated in the statement.

Furthermore, from the institution, they emphasized that «the measures being attempted to impose do not have the proper foundations nor technical or legal support for such dispossession«, which led them to begin legal actions against the City.

The collapse that occurred last week in the Estación Buenos Aires complex in Parque Patricios, located on Miravé street, meters from the Tomás Adolfo Ducó Stadium, had caused the Globo to face Belgrano behind closed doors. However, now they do not want to continue down that path.

The conflict arises because the club understands that there have been no advances to resolve the situation affecting them, as they would have to bear the cost of renting another field, in addition to giving up their home advantage.

This Tuesday, the report from the experts was expected to understand the building situation of the neighborhood and if the presence of the public in the stadium could harm the neighbors or not, along with the stance of Civil Defense, but none of that reached Huracán.

Due to the partial collapse, there is a lawsuit, and 200 families were affected. What is known is that after the landslide, the earth over the parking lots in the rest of the towers must be removed, and that has not yet happened. The severity of the situation is such that only yesterday did the Justice allow the neighbors to enter their homes to retrieve belongings.

On Monday, it was also reported that if they cannot host with an audience, the Globo will request the postponement of the match. It is clear that Huracán intends to exhaust all options to host the Millonario in their stadium with people and their inflexible stance is due to the fact that the City's timelines do not align with the club's needs.

Additionally, there are concerts scheduled at the Ducó that have already been paid for. La Renga will perform on April 2 and 4, although the lawyer representing the affected neighbors will file an injunction to prevent it from happening. The next few hours will be decisive to know what decision is made regarding the clash between the Globo and River.

The statement from Huracán about the situation of the Tomás A. Ducó Stadium

From Club Atlético Huracán, we inform our members, supporters, and the community of the "Estación Buenos Aires" neighborhood that, in view of the match to be played next Thursday, March 12, in our stadium, we reaffirm our support for the neighbors affected by the recent incident. We state that the Club will continue to be present, providing help and collaboration in the neighborhood, always prioritizing people's safety.

Likewise, we want to make it clear that playing without an audience again is not an option, that to deprive us of playing in our Stadium there must be a report supporting such a measure and establishing the attendance parameters for the Club to comply with it. The measures being attempted to impose do not have the proper foundations nor technical or legal support for such dispossession.

Therefore, it has been decided to initiate the corresponding legal actions to protect the rights of our Institution, our members, supporters, and fans.

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