Next Saturday (9:00 p.m.) Atlético will face Barcelona and it is one of the games that arouses the most expectation among the rojiblanca fans. The Madrid club announced on Monday the distribution of tickets for the clash and many Atlético subscribers were left out. The reason is that right now, due to the pandemic, Only 60 percent of the capacity of the Wanda Metropolitano can be covered, that is, about 42,000 subscribers.
But this Wednesday a meeting of the Interterritorial Council is scheduled and it is expected that a capacity of 80 percent will be approved from October 1, so that as soon as it was effective Atlético could serve the subscribers who today have run out of tickets because they only have 60 percent capacity.
If this forecast is confirmed, and 80 percent can already enter, Atlético could satisfy practically the demand of all its subscribers. The capacity in Atlético's first home games was around 25,000 spectators. Later, against Porto and Athletic, he surpassed 40,000 fans and now it will be predictably greater against Barcelona.
The rojiblanca fans returned to the stadium in the match against Elche, after a year and a half without being able to go there. And the response from the Atlético fans has been the same as always: unconditional support for their team. Now comes the first big game of the season and quite a few subscribers have been unable to go to the stadium. Something that can be solved this day 1 and the expansion of attendance up to 80 percent.