The start of the Chilean tournament is coming and, on the first date, Colo Colo must visit Deportes Copiapó. Although there is still no confirmation about the presence of the visiting fans, the price of the tickets caused controversy.
Colo Colo is about to finish his preseason in Argentina and return to Chile to play the Super Cup against Magallanes. After that commitment, the Albos will begin their preparation for what will be the start of the National Championship, where the Their debut will be against Deportes Copiapó at the Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla stadium.
About that party, the controversy was already armed. The leadership of the northern team gave notice of the ticket sales process, where the excessive prices drew the attention of the national media. $20,000 is the cost of a gallery for fans who want to attend the venue, an exaggerated value if we consider the prices that are usually handled in Chilean soccer matches.
In the ANFP they ignore the decision of Copiapó
On this subject, Pablo Milad, president of the ANFP, was consulted. At the launch of the Super Cup that took place at the Quilín headquarters, the Chilean soccer boss answered a series of questions about the contingency of Creole football, where clearly, the issue of tickets had to be consulted.
In this regard, Milad stated that “Each club has the freedom to set the prices it deems appropriate. They were a bit excessive, but the responsibility towards the fans belongs to the club, not to the ANFP. What we have regulated in the bases is that the prices for the visit are equal to the local prices, and that they comply by giving at least 5 percent to the visiting public. We do not have a regulation of ticket price caps, we can discuss that in the next meetings, have a common pattern that prices are more homogeneous between one club and another, but today that is not regulated.
Immediately afterwards, he assured that “Copiapó is not in breach. The responsibility lies with the club with its people, not with the ANFP directly, but it is a point that we must address over time. Hopefully I’ll be within the bases soon, but today only the obligation of five percent is required and that prices are the same between locals and visitors”.
However, Milad was directly summoned to give his opinion on the established prices, acknowledging that, although he does not want to criticize the club, “but They are prices that I had not seen for a game of our football”.
Thus, with the controversy installed, in Copiapó they intend to receive the Colo Colo fans at home. However, everything will be decided this Monday when the final coordination and security meeting is held to be able to give certainty and find out if the Popular fans will be able to be at the debut of the Chilean soccer champion in a new tournament.
