Pau Lemus said that Chivas had losses to follow the reopening protocol for the match he played against America in the last Liguilla
GUADALAJARA – El mayor of Zapopan, Pablo Lemus, Said the protocol implemented on November 25 for the return of the fans to the stay Akron, In the duel between Chivas i America, It was expensive and complex, to such an extent that the directive of the Guadalajara lose money on its implementation.
“It was very complex and expensive, both things. In this we involved the state government, Chivas and the Zapopan government. ChivasSo that they can come out with black numbers with the opening of the stadium, I mean all the costs (electricity, public safety, administrative staff and cleaning) they need when at least 30 percent of the total fans, remember that this game was played with 12 percent of the public, meaning Chivas lost money, “he acknowledged.
Faced with this, the mayor established that the implementation of the protocol involved a high cost for the municipality of Zapopan, as it was handled by the same staff who attend a meeting that has full capacity .
“We, as a municipality, send the number of elements of public safety, civil protection, the health area with ambulances and nurses as if the stadium had been full, because we wanted to have all the safety and health measures in place. the 100, so this involved a lot of costs for Chivas and the municipality, ”he added.
In the end, he established that taking it as an example and improving the protocols of Europe and the United States was worthwhile, as a message was sent that the fans can return to the stadiums under the new normal, all and that in the economic aspect it was not profitable.
“It was worth it because the protocol, we take the best of the protocols from other sides and improve them and implement them here in Zapopan and it came out very well, we send a message that yes you can return to the stadiums under a new normality, that l “Authority is prepared for such situations,” he concluded.