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More Than 900 Officers Deployed for San Luis–Querétaro Match
More than 900 state officers were assigned to protect fans at the October 20 match between Atlético de San Luis and Querétaro in San Luis Potosí.
The game, part of Mexico’s Liga MX, was played at Estadio Libertad Financiera as part of the state’s Estadio Seguro security operation.
The teams are longtime regional rivals, and their rivalry takes its name from Federal Highway 57, which connects San Luis Potosí and Querétaro.
Fan clashes have previously disrupted a match: a 2019 meeting was suspended after supporters clashed at the stadium.
Authorities urged fans to cooperate with officers and help prevent incidents.
The large deployment aimed to keep the match safe; the available information does not give the October 20 result or describe any next steps.
More than 900 state security personnel were assigned to protect spectators and maintain order at the Atlético de San Luis–Querétaro match on October 20, 2026.
The match, known as the Clásico de la 57, was scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. at Estadio Libertad Financiera.
The State Civil Guard said the security operation would begin at 3 p.m. as part of the Estadio Seguro program.
Authorities urged supporters to cooperate with officers and help prevent incidents.
The deployment came amid a rivalry with a history of fan violence, including a match suspended after clashes in 2019.
- Who
- More than 900 state security personnel were deployed for the match between Atlético de San Luis and Querétaro.
- What
- Authorities organized a security operation to protect spectators and maintain order.
- When
- October 20, 2026. The operation was set to begin at 3 p.m., six hours before the scheduled 7 p.m. kickoff.
- Where
- Estadio Libertad Financiera.
- Why
- To protect spectators and maintain order during a regional rivalry that has previously been affected by fan violence.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
San Luis and Querétaro first met, with the San Luis side winning 1-0.
San Luis beat Querétaro 2-0 in the promotion final’s return match, winning 3-2 on aggregate.
A match at Estadio Alfonso Lastras was suspended after clashes between supporters.
San Luis beat Querétaro 3-0 at Estadio Alfonso Lastras.
More than 900 state security personnel were assigned to the teams’ match at Estadio Libertad Financiera.
- Personnel deployed
- More than 900 state security personnel
- Security operation
- Estadio Seguro
- Operation start
- 3 p.m.
- Scheduled kickoff
- 7 p.m.
- Venue
- Estadio Libertad Financiera
- Rivalry’s first meeting
- August 25, 1957