15-06-2019 23:52 via kvoa.com

Costly tickets, empty seats and quiet crowd for Brazil game

SAO PAULO (AP) — The Copa America opener on Friday yielded a box-office record for Brazil with gate receipts of more than $5.7 million.
It was the atmosphere in the stands, though, that captured most attention, with some players complaining about a lack of support from the crowd in the home team’s 3-0 win over Bolivia.
More than 46,000 fans paid an average of $125 per ticket, but at least 22,000 seats were empty at the Morumbi Stadium for a match that organizers initially said was a
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