Guayaquil City announces that it will play with the public its match against Emelec after a ‘definitive resolution’ taken by the national COE

Following the claims of the president of Guayaquil City, the national Emergency Operations Committee (COE), in charge of the COVID-19 pandemic, resolved to reverse its decision on Tuesday and finally allow the meeting valid for the date 12 of The second phase of the LigaPro between City and Emelec will be played at the Christian Benítez Betancourt stadium with a capacity of 50% of the total capacity of the stage located in the Samanes Park, according to a statement released on the Guayaquil City Twitter account .

The main director of the citizen group, Iván Mendoza, had described as “alarming” and “discriminating” that the national COE, through President Juan Zapata, prohibited the entry of fans to Christian Benítez on Tuesday – where the Albiceleste team is local – for the next match against Emelec, whose scenario has also been disabled by the national authority, due to “reports” that have accounted for and reason for “non-compliance” in terms of biosafety protocols due to COVID-19 during the Classic of the Shipyard of the Sunday.

Zapata made that decision by virtue of the reports of the Ministry of Health, the ECU911 and the National Service of Risk and Emergency Management of Ecuador on the development of the duel Emelec vs. Barcelona SC, who point out that the online ticket sales were not complied with, false vaccination certificates were detected, the capacity was breached, health personnel were not allowed to enter, there was no distancing, the bathrooms did not have water and soap, and additionally there was an impact on public order and clashes with the National Police.

Therefore, the national COE decided that day to order the Municipality not to authorize sporting events at the Capwell stadium or at the Christian Benítez stadium for the match between Guayaquil City vs. Emelec, scheduled for Saturday, October 30.

Captain Zapata, however, reversed his determination and the COE would have issued a new document in which he announces that what was announced on Tuesday about the match between these Buenos Aires squads be reviewed so that the public is allowed to enter.

Meanwhile, the statement published on the social channels of Guayaquil City states: “In dialogue with the national COE, a final resolution was reached to allow us to receive in our stadium, Christian Benítez Betancourt, the soccer fans of the city of Guayaquil. for our match on date 12 of the LigaPro against Emelec, as long as all the requested permits and requirements are met ”.

Likewise, the City appreciates the opening by the national COE and Captain Juan Zapata “for receiving our planning scheme, permits and other documentation to carry out the correct development of our match on Saturday, October 30 at 20:00 ″.

Faced with this, the citizen club undertakes to follow “all protocols” and take into account “all the corresponding security measures”.

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