Sao Paulo fans who returned to Pacaembu on Saturday morning to the Copinha final reported a mixture of nostalgia anxious to enter the stadium.
Many were frustrated with the delay in access under the strong sun in Charles Miller Square. Several fans reported that the entrance time would be at 8am, according to the ticket sales app, Bipfut.
By 8:40 am, the square was already taken by São Paulinos, many with children, circulating between the barbecue stalls, beer and accessories of the club.
As it showed a report from Sheetless than 24 hours from the dispute between São Paulo and Corinthians for the title of the Sao Paulo Junior Football Cup, more than 100 workers worked to finish details of finishing the sports complex.
The total installation of fence in the stands and pavement blocks in the area opposite the field, near the pool courtyard, gym and tennis courts, were still missing.
In gadis of access to the north sector, still closed at 9am, fans waited impatiently. For Sérgio Andrade da Silva, 43, the return to Pacaembu, which began to undergo works after the concession made five years ago, is an opportunity to present the stadium to the son, Acauã, 5.
He lamented, however, the delay for release of access to the stadium.
“With an hour left for the game still here, there is no preferential line for the elderly, for people with disabilities, is not even disorganized, is that there is no disorganization.”
Sérgio, who lives in Rio Pequeno, Butantã, had arrived at the stadium at 8am and was still waiting at 9am.
“Copinha finals were public, for the city’s anniversary, had no ticket charges. With the charge, it is no longer a commemorative city, it is more entertainment like any other.”
He was waiting in the gradis with a crowd of fans, extended to Pacaembu Avenue.
For Carlos Oliveira, the wait was even longer. He had arrived from Osasco at 6am to his first Copinha final. “I had only seen a show here, when it was still from City Hall, but it is the first time.”
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