Court lifts injunction, upholds Vasco v Boca Copa Sul-Americana venue

A Rio de Janeiro court overturned last Saturday’s injunction and cleared the Maracanã to host the second leg between Vasco and Boca Juniors in the Copa Sudamericana semifinals next Tuesday. The ruling in the club’s favor was issued on Tuesday morning (13) by appellate judge Joaquim Domingos de Almeida Neto.

The news was reported by ge.

Following the court’s approval, ticket sales resumed immediately. Vasco had already sold more than 45,000 tickets before sales were halted.

The previous injunction, granted by Rio de Janeiro State Court vice president Suely Lopes Magalhães, accepted the Fla-Flu Consortium’s argument about an alleged security risk, as the Maracanãzinho will host a basketball game between Flamengo and Botafogo on the same day.

Vasco’s legal department, representing both its football company (SAF) and membership-based club, managed to overturn the ban by citing clause 3.4 of the stadium concession’s Terms of Reference, which gives absolute priority to official football matches organized by bodies such as CONMEBOL and the CBF over other events.

Vasco accused the consortium of acting in bad faith by attempting to equate a continental semifinal with a basketball game, and presented favorable assessments from the Public Prosecutor’s Office and public security agencies confirming that the match could go ahead. Vasco also accused Flamengo and Fluminense of breaching their contractual obligations under the state concession.

Before the decisive clash in Rio de Janeiro, Vasco and Boca Juniors will play the first leg of the semifinals on Tuesday night at 9:30 p.m. at La Bombonera.

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