Season final between Jaiba Brava from Tampico-Madero and Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas to be guarded by 600 security elements
Romel Martínez, Regional Director of Civil Protection in the southern zone of the state, mentioned that the operation was agreed on Thursday with a meeting between the directors of the Sports and Social Club as well as local fans. Only the presence of the visiting players and coaching staff was confirmed, without followers, family members or even the management present in the venue.
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"The operation will consist of a group of 600 elements from all corporations. Outside, the State Guard will be on standby for any incident, and inside there will be private security and a special group in charge of deterring any disturbance or incident in the stands. With this, we ensure peace of mind for this match," declared the official.
Among the new measures, in addition to the number of personnel, the gates of the Coloso de la Unidad Nacional will open at 17:00 hours, plastic bottles will be prohibited, as well as other previously forbidden items. The recommendation from the authorities is to arrive on time in order to access each section of the stadium calmly given the filters to be applied. More than 20,000 attendees are expected.
Both teams are competing for the final trophy in the Premier League of the Second Division and the invitation to play in the Expansion Mx League for the second semester of the year. In the first leg, with a scoreless draw, Zacatecan followers attacked the local fans and the match was suspended when there were 5 minutes left.