Owners of the Ciudad de los Deportes Stadium want to resume operations, arguing that they comply with the rules Credit: Cuartoscuro
On the afternoon of Monday, November 4, the BBVA MX League reported that the match could not be played America vs Pachuca in it Sports City Stadiumthis after the closure and suspension of activities by the civil protection authorities of the mayor’s office Benito Juarez.
Club América’s game, on matchday 16 of Apertura 2024, was scheduled for Wednesday, November 6 at 7:00 p.m. However, after a meeting with the owners of the stadium, mayoral authorities and CDMX, a resolution was not reached to resume operations at the site.
Through a statement, they reported that the game will change venue, it will now be played at the Cuauhtémoc Stadiumin Puebla. In order not to affect the tournament schedule, the Liga MX authorities chose to move the game.
The statement detailed this:
“During the meeting, the mayor’s office announced that, since it is a review of compliance with civil protection regulations, said procedure cannot be resolved before Wednesday, November 6. For this reason, the scheduled match between Club América vs CF Pachuca cannot be played at the Ciudad de los Deportes Stadium.”
The América vs Pachuca match will be played at the Cuauhtémoc Stadium, in Puebla (X/ @LigaBBVAMXCorp)
According to the Liga BBVA MX, the match will only change venue, the time and date will be the same, this in order to avoid minor impacts to the fans, as well as the clubs that are being harmed by this situation, especially to the set of Eagles for losing the home field.
“The BBVA MX League together with the América, Pachuca and Puebla clubs have agreed that the match will take place at the Cuauhtémoc Stadium in Puebla, respecting the date and time originally scheduled in the competition calendar, in compliance with the regulations” .
América vs Pachuca will no longer be played at the Ciudad de los Deportes Stadium (X/ @ClubAmerica)
César Cravioto RomeroSecretary of Government of the Mexico Cityconfirmed that the mayor Luis Mendoza notified him about the closure of the Sports City Stadium and the Bullring in the mayor’s office Benito Juarez. This measure, taken on November 2, was justified by alleged irregularities in matters of civil protection.
Since then, Ticketmaster suspended the sale of tickets for the match between America y Pachucascheduled for Wednesday, November 6 at the Sports City Stadium. This decision was due to the closure of the sports venue, which occurred after the match between Blue Cross y Santos. The closure of the stadium generated uncertainty about the holding of the match, since the América club would not be able to play at home at its usual venue.
- Time: 7:00 p.m. central Mexico
- Venue: Cuauhtémoc Stadium, Puebla
- Date: Wednesday, November 6
