Less than 24 hours before the final of the 2025 Clausura tournament Run And students Disagreement is growing at the Madre de Ciudades Stadium over the choice of a venue that – contrary to the message that Argentine football leaders always convey – does more harm to the club’s fans themselves than to anyone else. academy and from Click. The fact is that, in addition to the complicated logistics of getting to Santiago del Estero and finding accommodation, the high costs also represent a huge obstacle for fans.
There is one fact that is shocking: Renting an apartment for two in the Northern Province costs three times as much as a room with similar facilities in some of the most luxurious hotels in Dubai. The consultation on one of the platforms most used by users when traveling shows the value of renting a simple accommodation in the center of Santiago del Estero around 900,000 pesos to spend the night of Saturday December 13th, the day of the final. Instead, On the same day, a stay at the Radisson Blu Hotel costs less than 300,000.
Santiago del Estero has 18,000 beds in the official register, three thousand of them in the center and La Banda, where there are almost no places. Yes, it is possible to get rooms in Termas de Río Hondo, 70 kilometers from the capital. There are private houses and other informal accommodation. “We understand the discomfort because we have always experienced it. We also have to understand the fans from the north. For us it is very positive to have such an event in our province,” he said Nelson BravoMinister of Tourism of Santiago, to Clarin. This week, in addition to football, the Hockey Pro-League will also be played, in which Los Leones and Las Leonas will take part.
“I spent $1,200 on an Argentine championship final, I ate up my vacation because of Costas,” complained a smiling Mateo, who switched 15 days on the Atlantic coast to spend a December weekend in Santiago, where heat reaches 40 degrees Celsius but seems much higher. For this reason, Many of the pioneers chose to settle in Tucumán Arrive at Madre de Cities on time only on Saturday. You have to travel 160 kilometers along Route 9.
In this context Racing rented five charter planes for its partners, which sold out within minutes. Each pitch cost 970,000 pesos and included entry and transportation to the field, costs not included in the previous comparison. 20 buses also left from Cilindro de Avellaneda. Estudiantes, in turn, provided its fans with buses for the sum of 100,000 pesos, which, however, did not include access to the stadium.
For this reason, in the early hours of Friday afternoon, the delegation of the Click arrived at the Hilton Hotel, There was only a very small group of La Plata team fans waiting for the team. There were two people from Santiago, one from La Plata, who fell in love with the province when he came to the Champions Trophy that León won against Vélez and stayed, and another, also from La Plata, who arrived that same Friday on a flight that he got thanks to the influence of his brother, who works at an airline.
The rest will arrive on Saturday and return to Buenos Aires in the early hours of Sunday, avoiding higher costs. The heat, with temperatures around 40°C, is another factor that explains the deserted streets in the provincial capital.
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