By Melody Gross 
The club has announced the format that will be used in the exhibition match.
The access of FC Porto members to the team's matches at the Estádio do Dragão will undergo a profound transformation. The new format will be implemented on the 28th, at the reception at the Victory, which will serve as a presentation match for Vitor Bruno's team for the 2024/25 season, where the turnstiles will already be programmed to accept tickets only from the general public. year.
The big change is the fact that entry to the venue is only possible with the membership card. “No more printed or digital tickets for FC Porto members,” the Dragon highlighted, in a note published on its website, as the club expects to achieve “by 2025/26” “the complete physical elimination of tickets and the digitalization of the relationship with all fans.”
Another change is that members can access the stadium through any door in their respective stands. For example, if a member has a seat in the West Stand, they can enter through doors 26, 27, 3 or 4, a change intended to provide a faster flow of fans if one entrance is full.
Finally, access for children and young members to the venue is also changing, following the reporting “recently” of “cases of abusive and systematic use of the privileges of the minor members' categories”. “The measures now announced are aimed at combating the parallel market and mitigating the losses caused by the abuse of the exclusive benefits for children and young members,” explained FC Porto, which will provide specific doors (one per seat) for the entry of young members and their companions. Dragon.
The rules regarding young members “apply to all members, whether or not they hold an annual seat, and to the entire stadium.” The only exceptions are the Upper South, the ZCEAP area, and the East Stand, where the visiting sector is located.
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