RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Friday, September 18th, Rio de Janeiro’s City Hall announced that the city’s soccer stadiums will once again be able to welcome fans for matches, starting October 4th.
In a statement, the municipal authority reported that “the first match with fans present will be at the Maracanã stadium“. There is a game scheduled for October 4th at this sports venue, Flamengo and Athletico-PR, in the 13th round of the Brazilian Championship.
In addition, Rio’s City Hall announced that some measures will be taken to avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).
The first measure is that this first match will be held with the crowd limited to one-third of its capacity. Furthermore, “the wearing of masks and temperature checks at the entrance will be mandatory.” Finally, “to prevent crowds, the sale of tickets will be made online.”
Source: Agência Brasil