Clarifications on ticket sales for Peñarol fans
By Flamengo Communication - inClube de Regatas do Flamengo clarifies that ticket sales for Club Atlético Peñarol fans will be conducted in accordance with CONMEBOL Libertadores regulations and in agreement with representatives of the Uruguayan club. A ticket sales point will be made available 72 hours before the match at the Copacabana of Zé's Barber Shop, partner of the Red-Black Nation Program.
CONMEBOL Libertadores regulations prohibit ticket sales at Maracanã on match day, and the relevant security agencies recommend that ticket sales for visitors be held at an alternative location: neither Flamengo's headquarters nor the match's stadium. Therefore, the Club opted for a partner in the fan membership program, located in Rio de Janeiro's most touristy neighborhood, very close to the subway station. It's worth noting that Barbearia do Zé is a high-end establishment, offering complete comfort and security for visiting fans, as evidenced by the partner website.
In all 2018 matches, sales to visiting teams were carried out in this way, with opening hours from 10 am to 17 pm; on match day, opening hours are extended until the end of the first half of the game.
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo reiterates that it does not sell tickets online to visiting fans for security reasons. The club prefers that tickets be delivered in person, with the physical ticket. This makes it easier to identify the purchaser as a visiting and/or international fan, which prevents Flamengo fans from purchasing visiting tickets if they were unable to purchase them in the sections reserved for Flamengo fans—which would cause disruption to the stadium's surroundings and access.
It is important to remember that Flamengo presented other safe options for selling tickets in advance for Peñarol, which were not carried out by choice of the Uruguayan club:
1 - The visiting club could send an emissary to Flamengo to purchase tickets in advance, take them to their country of origin and sell them to their fans;
2 - The visiting team also had the option to reserve a load of tickets, either for a representative or a list of fans with confirmed travel, for their greater convenience.
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo reinforces its commitment to all competent bodies to hold matches with maximum comfort and safety for the public, in addition to always being available to opposing clubs to proceed with ticket sales in the best possible way for all involved.