Corinthians and Cruzeiro agree ticket split for Copa do Brasil semis | OneFootball

Corinthians and Cruzeiro reached an agreement this Thursday regarding the ticket allocation for the respective visiting fans in the home and away matches of the Copa do Brasil semifinals. The first match will be at Mineirão, while the second will take place at Neo Química Arena.

Last Wednesday, the president of Corinthians, Osmar Stabile, revealed that negotiations were underway. The alvinegro leader said he believed the criterion adopted should be reciprocity based on percentage. Meanwhile, the Minas Gerais club argued for adopting a fixed number of tickets due to Mineirão's capacity, which holds about 62,000 fans.

“I hope this happens. Mineirão is bigger than our stadium, so I think a percentage would be good. He [Pedrinho] told me there might be a problem with the local police, who might not allow that amount. However, we offered a few more boxes to accommodate the 5.2%. I ask the fans to stay calm, we are working to make this happen,” said Stabile.

Despite the brief impasse mentioned by Stabile on Wednesday, the boards of Corinthians and Cruzeiro closed the deal based on the percentage division of the ticket allocation. The information was initially reported by UOL and confirmed by Gazeta Esportiva.

In the agreement, it was established that the visiting fans of Corinthians and Cruzeiro will be entitled to 5% of the ticket allocation at Mineirão and Neo Química Arena, respectively.

With the 5% percentage suggested by Corinthians and accepted by Cruzeiro, the Fiel Torcida will be entitled to an allocation of about 3,200 tickets at Mineirão. Meanwhile, at Neo Química Arena, the fans of the Minas Gerais team will occupy around 2,500 seats, considering the maximum capacity of nearly 49,000 seats.

The percentage of the ticket allocation would be the same, but the difference of almost 700 fans was being considered by Cruzeiro. However, the Minas Gerais club conceded in the negotiations and closed the agreement with Corinthians.

Corinthians and Cruzeiro face off in pursuit of a spot in the Copa do Brasil final. The first match takes place on December 10, at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), at Mineirão. The return match, in turn, is scheduled for December 14, at 6 PM, at Neo Química Arena.

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