A man was arrested outside the Estádio do Dragão in Porto on Monday for selling 28 tickets for the FC Porto-Inter Milan game tonight, 50 euros above the listed price, PSP said on Tuesday.
In an interview with Lusa, an official PSP source clarified that the detainee on suspicion of illegally selling tickets to a sports show tried to sell tickets for 85 euros, which cost 35 euros.
The detainee, in addition to tickets, was seized in cash 690 euros.
Porto hosts Inter for the second leg of the Champions League round of 16, tickets for which have been sold out since the 1st, the blue-and-white team has announced.
About 50,000 spectators are expected at the meeting of the two clubs, three weeks after the victory of the Italians at home (1-0) with the only goal of the Belgian, according to a note published on the official website of the Blue and White. Romelu Lukaku.
The detainee, the source specified, was previously detained for committing the same type of criminal offense, since he was present at the judicial authorities on Monday.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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