In a hostile environment and outside the Azteca, America will receive Chivas in a classic

Mexico City., For the first time in almost 60 years, América will not host Chivas at the Azteca stadium, which is currently under renovation, and will instead host the Ciudad de los Deportes stadium. The change of venue already heralds an atypical national classic, but it also adds to the low ticket sales compared to previous years, as well as the irregular pace that the Águilas have had in this campaign.

“The Azteca stadium is a place with soul and it carries a lot of weight. Now América is having a hard time adapting to its temporary home. The fans have reacted in an unexpected way, but I am sure they will fill the stadium, because it is a classic,” said former América player Enrique Boja.

Although the Ciudad de los Deportes stadium was the home of the Águilas between 1947 and 1955, they only returned to this venue this season due to the renovations being carried out at the Azteca stadium, where they have played since 1966.

Since then, the classic has never left the Santa Úrsula venue when the Americanistas were the locals. In addition to the change of venue, the Eagles also face other complications.

The team managed by André Jardine is having one of its worst seasons, finding itself in twelfth place with just six points. Chivas, on the other hand, are in sixth place with eleven points, although this time they will not have Javier Chicharito Hernández and Gilberto Tiba Sepúlveda.

Beyond the sporting aspect, América is also dealing with low ticket sales compared to previous years. While in other tournaments tickets were sold out almost immediately, on this occasion it was still possible to find passes for almost all areas of the stadium.

However, resellers sought to profit by offering tickets ranging from two thousand pesos to three thousand 500 on the StubHub platform, even though the official prices ranged from 500 pesos to two thousand 773.

Low attendance has been a constant in América’s games since it returned this season to the Noche Buena neighborhood and now it seems to affect the most important match in the Liga MX.