Godoy Cruz sold all 9,500 tickets initially allocated for the Primera Nacional final against Tristán Suárez within a few hours. The distribution consisted of 7,000 general-admission places and 2,500 seats, a level of demand that turned the match for the first promotion berth into a provincial mobilisation. The response forced club officials to seek an additional allocation rather than accept the original quota as final.
The Mendoza club later announced that it had secured 5,000 extra seats from the AFA. They will go on sale at the club offices from noon on Wednesday, November 11, at an announced price of 70,000 pesos. The increase does not change the essential point: the first release was completely absorbed and interest exceeded the capacity initially planned for the journey to Córdoba.
The final will be played on Sunday the 15th from 5pm at Belgrano’s Julio César Villagra stadium. Godoy Cruz and Tristán Suárez will compete for direct promotion to the 2027 Liga Profesional. Nicolás Ramírez will referee, with Hernán Mastrángelo in charge of VAR. If the score is level after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time will follow and penalties will decide the match if equality remains.
A neutral venue demands rapid organisation of travel, ticketing and security. Godoy Cruz also sold out the coach packages marketed with a sponsoring transport company, another indication of the scale of support. The travelling crowd cannot guarantee sporting superiority, but it creates a powerful setting for a team that can return to the top flight exactly one year after relegation at the Feliciano Gambarte.
Pablo De Muner’s side reached the decider through a transformative second half of the campaign. Godoy collected 25 points in the first half and 41 in the second, finishing on 66, level with Ferro but ahead on goal difference. The final does not simply reward that route; it subjects it to a single test on neutral ground against Pancho Martínez’s Tristán Suárez.
The competition format preserves another chance for the losing finalist, who will enter the second round of the reduced playoff for the remaining promotion place. That safety net does not diminish the final. Victory in Córdoba removes the need for more knockout ties, restores top-flight status immediately and allows early planning for 2027. Defeat means absorbing the blow and returning to competition with little emotional margin.
Ticket sales are therefore both sporting and institutional news. They reveal the size of the desire to return while increasing the responsibility to manage a mass event without confusing support with a guaranteed result. De Muner’s players will have thousands of shirts behind them; Tristán Suárez arrives with its own journey and the same prize ahead. The next step no longer depends on the box office, but on what both teams produce over 90 minutes or more.
