Court Orders Maracanã to Host Vasco v Boca Juniors Second Leg

Overview

• A Rio de Janeiro appellate judge restored a decision on Tuesday, October 13, directing the Fla-Flu concession to make the Maracanã available for the Sul-Americana return leg on October 20 at 21:30.
• The court highlighted security evaluations and the practical difficulty of moving roughly 46,000 already-sold tickets when it reinstated the venue order.
• Vasco reopened sales after the decision and reported its allocation sold out within hours, with media estimates placing the total sold between 60,000 and 65,000 tickets.
• The ruling can still be appealed by the concessionaire and CONMEBOL has told national bodies it will move the game to Paraguay if a later judicial reversal prevents use of the Maracanã.
• Sporting consequences are settled for the tie because Boca will be without key injured players such as Leandro Paredes and Vasco cannot use Facundo Colidio due to tournament registration rules.