Pablo Lemus said Chivas suffered losses for following the reopening protocol for the game they played against America in the last Liguilla.
GUADALAJARA – It mayor of Zapopan, Pablo Lemus, said the protocol implemented on November 25 for the return of fans to the Akron Stadium, in the duel between Chivas and America, was expensive and complex, to the extent that the Guadalajara directive money lost in its implementation.
“It was very complex and expensive, both the state government, Chivas and the Zapopan government took part in it. In front of Chivasso they can come out with black numbers at the stadium opening, I mean all costs (electricity, public safety, administrative staff and cleaning) they need at least 30 percent of the total fans, we must remember that this game it was played by 12 percent of the audience, that is, Chivas lost money, ”he acknowledged.
Therefore, the municipal mayor determined that the implementation of the protocol was at a high cost to the municipality of Zapopan as it was handled with the same staff attending a meeting at full capacity.
“ We as a municipality sent the number of elements of public safety, civil defense, the health area with ambulances and nurses as if the stadium was full, because we wanted to have all safety and health measures at 100, so this involved a lot of costs Chivas and the congregation, ”he added.
In the end, he determined that it was worth taking as an example and improving the protocols of Europe and the United States, as a message was sent that the fans can return to the stadiums under the new standard, although not economically. was the case. profitable.
“ It was worth it because the protocol, we took the best of the protocols from other sides and improved and implemented it here in Zapopan and it went very well, we sent a message that it is possible to return to the stadiums under a new normalcy, that the authority it is prepared for these kinds of situations, ”he concluded.