The Argentine National Teamfor the first time after 11 years without Lionel Messi or Ángel Di Maríawill play a match against Chile for the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and the organization devised the respective operation to be deployed.
in the stadium More Monumentalthe doors that will allow fans to enter will be enabled at 5 p.m. and the measures proposed by the Football Safety Committee of the Ministry of City Security will be used.
Due to a sanction imposed by FIFA, the capacity will be reduced by 25%, thus achieving approximately 20,000 spectators less than the total capacity that the River Plate stadium has. The Bajas Sívori and Centenario head stands, with their respective lower and lower sectors, will not be used.
Both parties will be able to be present in this Qualifying match, for this reason, the necessary measures will be taken to guarantee the peaceful entry of the estimated 4,000 Chilean supporters.
The visiting public will meet in Puerto Madero and, from there, they will be accompanied by a police capsule until their arrival at the “Más Monumental”. They will enter through Avenida del Libertador and Neuman, where they will present both a QR Code and their documents. The Centenario Alta stand, whose entrance will be through Door “M”, will be the location that visitors will occupy during the match.
The program that will be applied to control the followers of Ricardo Gareca’s team will be “Estadios Seguros” from Chile, which will use its national database to capture access restrictions for each entrant, if any. For the local public, the “Safe Tribune” program will be applied.
Regarding the entry of Argentines, there will be three security rings and three checks. At the furthest level the entrances will be controlled, then they will pass through two instances with turnstiles (the perimeter and the access). These procedures are the same as those usually used in National Team matches.
From the Ministry of City Security, local fans were recommended to attend the match only with Argentine National Team soccer jerseys.
As in the last massive and sporting events, the City Police personnel will closely monitor the operation in the vicinity of the stadium to avoid “Trapitos” or car guards and street vending.