Despite the fact that the numbers of people infected with coronavirus have grown considerably in recent weeks, the political authorities of Rio de Janeiro announced that the public will be able to return to soccer stadiums from next July 10, with reduced capacity.
The measure was published in the Official Gazette and allows the courts to receive a third of their capacity, to maintain a minimum distance of four meters between spectators.
Thus, for example, the “Maracaná” will have 22 thousand people in its stands, the “Sao Januario” will do it with seven thousand and the “Nilton Santos” will allow the entrance of 14 thousand.
The decision of the Rio de Janeiro government will allow the Rio Cup final, the second phase of the Rio de Janeiro Championship, scheduled for July 12 at the “Maracana”, to have an audience at the stadium.
The Carioca Championship, the regional tournament of the state of Rio de Janeiro, became last June 18 the first professional sports competition in South America to return to activity after the stoppage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, with a match that The Libertadores champion, Flamengo, and Bangu played in the Maracanã stadium.
The return of the tournament was marked by controversy, since two of the four largest clubs in Rio de Janeiro, Fluminense and Botafogo, whose return was scheduled for Monday June 25, were opposed to resuming activities in the midst of the pandemic and went to Justice not to play until at least July.
However, the Supreme Court of Sports Justice (STJD) set for this Sunday the return of both teams: Botafogo will receive Cabofriense and Fluminense to Volta Redonda.
If the state of Rio de Janeiro manages to move forward with the different phases planned, in August they hope to be able to increase the number of public to two thirds of capacity.
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