Kick-off for the second leg of the semi-finals was delayed by a few minutes
The second leg semi-final match between America and Chivas saw a change from the initial schedule. The match at the Azteca Stadium was scheduled to start at 8:00 pm, but minutes passed and it was decided that the ball would start at 8:15 pm.
The US comes into play with a one-goal advantage after the first leg in Guadalajara thanks to a score by Alejandro Zendejas. Chivas is bound to beat Águilas by two goals to advance to the final.
In addition to Chivas’ arrival at the Azteca Stadium, the ticket reading was also delayed due to rain that began on Sunday afternoon.
Sources told ESPN that the national classic was delayed fifteen minutes due to the rain, in addition to the fact that there was chaos in access to Azteca Stadium, due to the presence of false tickets, wet tickets and screens with drops.
“How about your preview? I’ll tell you my story… Due to the determination of the officials, our departure from the hotel was delayed for about 30 minutes to guarantee the security operation, which took our entire crew to the Azteca Protects the journey. Here we go, band “, published Chivas on the social network.
In addition, on the outskirts of Azteca Stadium, at both Tlalpan and Insurgentes avenue, long lines were reported due to problems with tickets.
There were false tickets in the Azteca Stadium lines, which led some fans to protest outside the line, leading to the involvement of officials and delays in the line.
ESPN was able to see how at least five people were ejected from the stadium for presenting false tickets.
Furthermore, due to the rain, many tickets got wet and were not read by the scanner at the ticket office, increasing the queue and causing frustration for those arriving from behind. In Virtual Tickets, there were also failures with wet cellphones.
As kick-off time approached, the delay resulted in pushing and shoving in the lines.
