Cruzeiro releases partial ticket sales and fans are divided over ‘boycott’

Cruzeiro used its social networks this Wednesday morning (24) to publicize the first partial number of tickets sold for the duel against Vitória, Sunday (28), at Mineirão, in the fourth round of the Brazilian Championship, and ‘divided the fans . While many stated that they would continue to support, despite criticism of the SAF for the club’s current situation, others suggested a kind of ‘boycott’.

Cruzeiro’s post highlighted that more than 10,000 tickets had already been sold for the team’s next duel. “We are already 10 thousand confirmed! Sunday is Cruzeiro day at Mineirão for another Brasileirão game.”

Fans quickly began to speak out in the comments. Many praised the ’10 thousand brave’. Others, in an ironic tone, asked if the team would also go to Mineirão.

“We have to start canceling the membership and stop going to the stadium in protest”, commented one of the fans, owner of the profile @cec.retro1921. “Exactly! Complaining on social media doesn’t solve anything”, agreed another Cruzeiro resident. “The best protest from the fans is for no one to go to Mineirão”, added another.

But there were several who were radically opposed to the idea of ​​’boycotting’ the purchase of tickets for the club’s games. “Anyone who does this is a modinha fan,” said one fan. “Modinha cancels fan membership when the team is bad. Cruzeiro always!”, highlighted another.

In the comments of the post on Instagram, there were also those who lamented the situation the club finds itself in, but assured that they will continue to support the club. “The fans don’t abandon the team, but the team abandoned the fans a long time ago”, lamented a fan.

In the first three rounds of the Brasileirão, Cruzeiro beat Botafogo 3-2, at Mineirão, drew 1-1 with Fortaleza, at Arena Castelão, and lost 3-0 to arch-rivals Atlético, at Arena MRV.

Due to the team’s poor performance, which on Tuesday night (23) was tied 0-0 with Unión La Calera, from Chile, in the Copa Sudamericana, Celestial fans staged a protest in the Mineirão region, burning a doll. who represented Ronaldo, manager of SAF.

Posters calling for the departure of other SAF managers, such as Gabriel Lima, Pedro Martins and former players Paulo André and Elias, were also hung on the fences around the Mineirão.

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