Overview
- Universidad Católica, which announced Monday, said the April 7 Copa Libertadores Group D match at Santiago’s Claro Arena will exclude visiting supporters.
- Chilean officials pushed for the change after the Las Condes mayor and the Metropolitan Presidential Delegate labeled the event high risk for neighborhood safety and stadium logistics.
- Before the ban, the club offered Boca 450 tickets and later 1,000, which fell short of CONMEBOL’s 2,000-seat minimum and led Boca to refuse the offers.
- Boca signaled reciprocity and said it would block Chilean fans from attending the return fixture in Buenos Aires on May 28.
- CONMEBOL has yet to decide on the request, and reports indicate the Chilean club could face a fine of about $20,000 and possible limits on future stadium use if the exception is upheld.