Internacional hit back at Grêmio over away ticket prices for Grenal fans | OneFootball

The ball hasn't even rolled for Grenal 448, and Internacional and Grêmio are already trading barbs. Following the criticism from Tricolor about the price of tickets for the visiting fans, Colorado released an official note on Wednesday, clarifying the price charged to rival fans.

The alvirrubro club stated that it received with "strangeness" the communication from Tricolor Gaúcho, which criticized the value of R$ 220.00 for the tickets of the visitor sector of Beira-Rio, the venue of the duel, scheduled for next Sunday, at 5:30 pm. Grêmio, in fact, sent a letter to CBF about the case.

Inter explained that, according to article 145 of the General Sports Law, "the visiting fans cannot pay a higher value than the home fans in an equivalent sector". The price charged to the visitor sector is the same practiced for non-members of the club in its stadium since the first round of the Brazilian Championship.

Colorado also countered Grêmio's criticism regarding reciprocity between the clubs. Tricolor charged R$ 100.00 from the Colorado fans in the first round duel at Grêmio Arena, and asked the rival to adopt the same price. Inter, however, stated that there is no obligation for the prices of a return match to be the same as those charged in the first leg.

Internacional and Grêmio face each other for the 24th round of the Brasileirão. Colorado occupies the 12th position in the table, with 27 points, while Tricolor is in the 14th position, with 25.

See Internacional's note in full

“Sport Club Internacional received with strangeness the manifestation of GFBPA (Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense) about the price of tickets for the Gre-Nal classic, without there being an official contact before, especially due to the good relationship of reciprocity maintained between the clubs.

It should be clarified that the definition of values follows what is determined by the General Sports Law in its article 145, which establishes that the visiting fans cannot pay a higher value than the home fans in an equivalent sector.

The Club adopts, since the first round of the Brazilian Championship, the value of R$ 220 for the visiting fans, exactly the same price practiced for non-member Colorado fans at Beira-Rio stadium. Therefore, it is not a specific measure for classic 448, but a previously defined strategy, aimed at valuing our social framework.

Finally, it is important to highlight that there is no obligation that, in the same competition, the first and second leg matches have the same prices for the opposing fans. Just observe the Brazilian Championship itself: the pricing is defined by each home club, resulting in different values at different stadiums in the country.”

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