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Vasco and Flamengo fans to split Nilton Santos tickets equally
The ticket allocation for Vasco and Flamengo’s match changed to an equal split after talks with authorities.
The Rio rivals will play at Nilton Santos on Thursday at 8 p.m.
The allocation had been set at 90% for Vasco fans and 10% for Flamengo fans.
Rio’s football federation helped broker the change, and Vasco’s directors agreed to keep the 50/50 split used at the teams’ previous derby.
Sales for Vasco supporters began on Saturday, October 24.
Flamengo ticket sales are scheduled to start at 3 p.m.
Flamengo wants to buy the full away-fan allocation and sell those tickets through its own platform.
Ticket allocation for the Vasco-Flamengo match at Nilton Santos was changed from 90/10 to an equal split.
The change followed a meeting involving authorities, with the Rio de Janeiro Football Federation mediating.
Vasco agreed to keep the 50/50 arrangement used at the teams’ previous derby.
The match is scheduled for Thursday at 20:00.
Flamengo’s ticket sales were due to begin on October 26 at 15:00.
- Who
- Vasco and Flamengo, whose supporters will receive equal ticket allocations.
- What
- The match’s ticket split changed from 90/10 to 50/50.
- When
- The match is scheduled for Thursday at 20:00; the article was published on October 26, 2026.
- Where
- Nilton Santos stadium.
- Why
- The Rio de Janeiro Football Federation mediated, and Vasco was persuaded to maintain the split used at the teams’ previous derby.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Ticket sales for Vasco supporters began.
Flamengo ticket sales were scheduled to begin at 15:00.
Vasco and Flamengo were scheduled to play at Nilton Santos at 20:00.
- Ticket allocation
- 50% for each club’s supporters
- Previous allocation
- 90/10
- Venue
- Nilton Santos
- Match time
- Thursday at 20:00
- Vasco ticket sales
- Began Saturday, October 24
- Flamengo ticket sales
- Scheduled to begin October 26 at 15:00