Tickets have gone from $170 to $28, although the local club has had a nice initiative
The club offers a $250 credit for those who have purchased a ticket and subscribe to the next season
The price of tickets for the MLS match between Chicago Fire and Inter Miami at the Soldier Field stadium in Chicago (USA) dropped considerably due to doubts about the presence of Leo Messiwho suffers from a muscle problem, and the cheapest tickets went from 170 to 28 dollars in a few days.
After the announcement of Messi’s signing for Inter Miami, Ticket prices skyrocketed in all stadiums in the United States for the Florida team’s matches. and tickets for the visit to the Chicago Fire had a minimum cost of $170 on the online sales platform ‘Vivid Seats’.
However, after the muscle injury suffered by Messi on September 20 against Toronto and his absence in the last three games, the price of the tickets It dropped to below $30 on the same platform.
The Argentine Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino, coach of Inter Miami, acknowledged this Tuesday that he does not know whether Messi will be able to travel to Chicago or not, which increased the fans’ doubts.
The same Chicago Fire, which will register record numbers at Soldier Field and will be close to full capacity, published a statement in which thanks its fans and offers a $250 credit for those who have purchased a ticket for the duel with Inter Miami and subscribe to the next season.
This decision was made due to the possible absence of Messi. “The Chicago Fire is excited to host Inter Miami CF at Soldier Field this week. While we do not yet know the official status of Lionel Messi’s availability for our match tomorrow, as There is never a guarantee that an athlete will play on any given night due to several factors.“We understand that many of our fans may be disappointed if they do not have the opportunity to see him play,” the Fire wrote.
“We know there will be many fans attending a Chicago Fire game at Soldier Field for the first time, and we are excited to welcome them to the Fire family and give them the opportunity to become long-term fans by creating a wonderful environment,” he added.