THERE IS scaffolding below the north stand, a safety net below the west stand, and the east stand is closed.

We were hoping that after the earthquake, Maksimir would finally be closed, as well as that someone would decide that the largest monument to corruption in Croatia should finally be demolished. Dinamo's stadium was damaged in the devastating earthquake that hit Zagreb on March 22 and damaged the statics of the east stand, which was subsequently closed as it is too dangerous.

There was crushed concrete below parts of the west stand that were not covered with a safety net. It was only by pure luck that the large glass panels that fell from the north stand did not hurt anyone. After the initial inspection, Maksimir was given a yellow sticker for being "temporarily unusable," and the stadium was closed.

However, after a subsequent inspection, it was concluded that the closure of the east stand and the installation of scaffolding above the north stand were enough to meet the necessary safety requirements, and Dinamo got a permit to play at Maksimir once again. In fact, HNS even issued a UEFA permit to Dinamo on Wednesday, which means that the Croatian champion of the qualifying match, and perhaps even of the Champions League, will get to play at this "stadium" where no one has felt comfortable for a long time, to put it mildly.

Exactly an hour before the match with Slaven, Zagreb was hit by another minor earthquake, and luckily, no debris fell on any of the 1682 brave fans who went to the match. In reality, Maksimir needs no earthquake to be dangerous. Last year, a concrete block fell from the west stand, and only a few days later, a glass panel fell from the same stand, only a few meters away from a group of children.

The earthquake was supposed to be a blessing in disguise, that is, the final key to all the Maksimir locks, but it seems like this concrete mockery will continue to endanger Dinamo fans, who are risking their lives every time they go to a game. Various city offices can keep trying to convince us that "the stadium did not suffer any structural damage," but we all know that Maksimir needs no earthquake to be considered life-threatening. Index staff sent an inquiry to UEFA about HNS's decision to license Maksimir, and we will publish the answer as soon as we receive it.

Since the 5.5 magnitude earthquake on March 22, Zagreb has been hit by more than a thousand smaller earthquakes. It's impossible to predict how many smaller or larger earthquakes will hit Zagreb in the future, but no one can convince us that one of them won't cause another glass panel or a concrete block to break off from the dilapidated structure.

Sooner or later, someone will get badly injured at that stadium.

Then, everyone will surely be wondering why we allowed that to happen.