Pullaro on the 2026 South American Games: “650,000 tickets in 3 days” | OneFootball

The governor toured towns in the San Cristóbal and 9 de Julio departments this Tuesday. “A few years ago, we were counting homicides on public streets. Today, we have 250,000 people attending a massive event without a single incident,” he reflected on the opening ceremony of the Games, held Saturday in Rosario.

As part of a tour of towns in the San Cristóbal and 9 de Julio departments, the governor of Santa Fe Province, Maximiliano Pullaro, referred to the 2026 South American Games and stated that “we are three days in. The competitions have been surprising us because we have already had 650,000 tickets obtained online.” In that regard, Pullaro specified that “we had an opening ceremony attended by 250,000 people, another 500,000 watched it on streaming platforms and, in addition, those who watched it on television broadcasts. Therefore, we estimate that around 1,000,000 people saw it. It was an opening ceremony with international stature and prestige, as seen in media outlets around the world, which places Santa Fe in a different position.” “This weekend I experienced moments of deep emotion because a few years ago we were counting homicides on public streets. Today, we have 250,000 people attending a massive event without a single incident. That shows that things are changing; without saying the battle has been won or that this is over, because we know it is not: criminal organizations are still active, and if they are given room, the same thing will happen again. This breathing space we are giving ourselves is a balm for the soul of society as a whole,” the governor concluded.

Tour details

First, the governor—accompanied by Senator Felipe Michlig—inspected the widening and modernization work on the bridge over the San Antonio stream on Provincial Route No. 4 and inaugurated the paving of the access road to the kindergarten of Normal School No. 40 in the city of San Cristóbal. Meanwhile, in the 9 de Julio department—together with Senator Raúl Gramajo—he handed over homes to 45 families in Tostado and 10 in Villa Minetti, where he also inaugurated an educational space built under the 1,000 Classrooms program.

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