“Completely off”: Defensa president’s blow to Boca fans | OneFootball

While Claudio Úbeda’s squad is still enjoying the aftermath of the Superclásico, the fans were hit with a bucket of cold water: in the end, there will be no away fans this Thursday in Florencio Varela. Even though efforts were made throughout the week for Xeneize to have 3,000 tickets at the Norberto “Tito” Tomaghello, the security authorities backed out.

The decision was confirmed by Defensa y Justicia president Diego Lemme himself, who explained on DSPORTS Radio that the refusal has nothing to do with the behavior of the supporters, but rather with an external situation: “They believe security cannot take charge of the match because of threats at schools. It’s understandable”, the executive said, putting an end to any further negotiations.

Diego Lemme, DyJ president

The upcoming schedule is tight and mostly away from La Bombonera: they will visit Defensa, travel to Brazil to face Cruzeiro in the Copa Libertadores, and then play the postponed match against Central Córdoba in Santiago del Estero. That last venue now appears to be the only chance to see blue-and-gold flags in the away end again before the close of the regular phase.

It is worth remembering that Úbeda’s team had been on a positive run taking its fans along, after victories over Lanús at La Fortaleza and against Talleres at the Kempes. This time, the celebration of the clásico and the support to keep climbing in Zone A will be limited to the TV screen.

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