Will fans return to El Cilindro? Racing look for ways to lift the ban | OneFootball

Racing does not give up. After receiving a sanction that forces them to play three matches behind closed doors due to that memorable reception against Flamengo in the Copa Libertadores, the club has once again insisted in recent hours to achieve some kind of easing and avoid another match without their fans. From a reduction in capacity to partial restrictions, in Avellaneda they are looking for alternatives before the next fixture.

Gustavo Costas’s team has already played one match without fans—against Defensa y Justicia—due to the harsh sanction imposed by Aprevide on November 3. The organization ordered the closure of the Cilindro for three matches, applicable to all tournaments organized by the AFA, after the massive reception that the Academia gave in the semifinals of the Cup against Mengao. According to the report, it was a “lack of organization for control and surveillance.”

Moreover, once the public is allowed to return, the first three matches must be played without drums, trumpets, flags, streamers, banners, or any element that requires prior authorization, which severely limits the usual color and atmosphere of the stadium.

In this scenario, the Avellaneda team has filed a new appeal and is awaiting a response that could arrive in the coming days. The club is confident that at least some middle ground will be considered, such as allowing a reduced capacity or imposing specific restrictions, but permitting the presence of fans in the stands.

After the match in which Racing won in the last play against Newell’s in Rosario, Alan Forneris expressed the squad’s wish: “During the week they were looking into the sanction to see if they could do something, I think in the end they couldn’t. Hopefully our people can be there, because they’re a big boost for us,” he said in the mixed zone of the Coloso Marcelo Bielsa. Meanwhile, in Avellaneda they are keeping a close eye on every official communication and are clinging to the chance that the Cilindro will beat again sooner than expected.

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