Advice on going to an away game Futbol stadiums.

venustimon says on Sep 10, 2007, 13:21:

I wouldn't wear a team color shirt. It can be a little crazy. It feels really nice to go there but It can be a little crazy sometimes. In Bogota there's a lot of security. I really don't know about Barranquilla.

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venustimon says on Sep 10, 2007, 13:40:

I wouldn't wear a team color shirt. It can be a little crazy. It feels really nice to go there but It can be a little crazy sometimes. In Bogota there's a lot of security. I really don't know about Barranquilla.

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curramberochris says on Sep 10, 2007, 15:37:

I go to watch Junior now and then and I never seen much trouble. Just be careful with the ticket you buy. If you buy a ticket with the "ultras", you might get pushed around a bit. There is loads of space to find your own spot.

Like the others said, just go with no team colours and be aware of the pickpockets, I know quite a few people who have been had. don´t take anything you don´t want to lose. other than that its a great place to savour the atmosphere

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Brians says on Sep 10, 2007, 15:47:

Try to sit in the end zones. Get pretty drunk before the game and wear those Junior colors!! Try to speak loudly in english and if the Juniors start winning taunt the people around you. I mean it's only game.

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RAAAY says on Sep 10, 2007, 15:57:

You can also get a cap that reads...F# at K Colombia................. wear it to the side..like a young American............... folks at football games here get a real laugh out of it.........you'll have great fun.........

.........Its useless to argue with ignorance

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robi666 says on Sep 10, 2007, 16:04:

You will discover that everyone, I mean really everyone, in the stadium and in the surrounding areas will wear a Junior shirt. Going to the stadium, down La Murillo, do not forget to stop at la 18 to have chicharrones and costillas de cerdo. So if you get drunk, you'll have something nice to vomit onto the ones next to you in the stadium. FORZA ROMA, FORZA LUPI.

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present."

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manINred says on Sep 10, 2007, 16:38:

Wear a shirt as long as you are always with fellow fans. Never be alone wearing a shirt. I was wearing neutral colours when i went to see atletico nacional vs. independiente medellin. A chivas full of independiente supporters drove by as i was walking alone with the gf, and they brandished knives and looked generally threatening. People were talking about looking for fights. But it's the same, you don't go round south kensington wearing a liverpool shirt, do you?

But the atmosphere was great, and most were just there for the match!

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coffee beaner says on Sep 10, 2007, 18:58:

Don't wear your shirt unless you are going to be where the "Barra Brava" of Junior will be. Just my advice!

Btw check out on Thrusday one of the biggest rivalries in Colombia between Atletico Nacional vs. Millonarios in Bogota, both fan groups put out a great show.

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riconapoli says on Sep 11, 2007, 09:00:

Thanks for the responses, yeah coffe beaner I hear those rivalries in Bogota are great.

I will be travelling sunday for 1 hour from Barranquilla to Cartegena for the classico on the coast. I will wear nuetral colors and root quietly for Juniors just want to exprience going to Cartegena and experience some good futbal while I am there for 2 days.

robi666 I will be sporting my Cannavaro Jersey # 5 (pride of Napoli), Forza Azzurri, Forza Napoli anche Atletico Junior. ......."La Quarta Stella"

mi vida loca

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WSUCougar says on Sep 11, 2007, 14:21:

Hey guys,

What's the best way to get tickets for the league games in Colombia? Is there a way to pre-pay via the internet and pick them up at the Stadium via a "Will Call?"

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coffee beaner says on Sep 11, 2007, 16:46:

They only do that at the beginning of the season for the "abonados" (season ticket holders). Otherwise non-season ticket holders usually get their tickets from the stadium window or scalpers, also its very easy to get tickets for any game in Colombia even during a derby and scalpers charge at most $3,000 pesos more which is basically nothing.

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