TA: Miami vs. Palmeiras suffered severe traffic chaos after the game, which aroused strong dissatisfaction from fans

TA reported that on June 23, more than 60,000 fans suffered severe traffic chaos after the game between Miami International and Palmeiras at Hard Rock Stadium. There were serious problems in the post-match evacuation process, which aroused strong dissatisfaction among fans. After the game, hundreds of fans followed the signs to the carpooling point of parking lot No. 30, but fell into a dilemma of getting lost. The security guards on the scene just mechanically repeated "continue" and could not provide effective guidance. Worse, the roads are prohibited from carpooling and taxis parking, and the police are only concerned about commanding traffic and ignore lost fans.

On a sultry South Florida night, tired fans had to arduously walk along the narrow sidewalk. Street vendors took the opportunity to sell high-priced water and pirated jerseys, while fans kept refreshing their mobile phone ride-hailing software, hoping to find a way to leave.

The 69-year-old Sabin Nihaus was pushing a walker and struggling to move forward on the pothole-filled road: "I will never come here to watch the game again." 67-year-old Mark Sarknov suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was forced to walk for 20 minutes and was almost exhausted.

What is even more infuriating is that the pre-match promised transfer service for disabled people was not fulfilled at all. The old man Nihaus finally had to rely on kind people to take her to the ride point with a golf cart, while Saknov almost needed to call an ambulance.

On-site taxi prices start at the ground, and the 11-mile journey costs up to $150. The online car-hailing system also completely failed, and many drivers refused to accept orders or were unable to accurately locate them. Many fans were trapped on the scene for hours and were not able to leave until late at night.

This chaos fully exposed the serious shortcomings of Hard Rock Stadium in organizing large-scale events, especially the lack of care for elderly and disabled fans. Many fans interviewed said that they will carefully consider whether to come to this stadium to watch the game again in the future. The organizers of the event urgently need to improve the post-match evacuation plan to avoid similar incidents from happening again.