He Atletico Madrid celebrated in a particular way on May 2, Community Day of Madrid. Because on that same day, in 1903, the club’s first game was played, a friendly of 12 members against 12 others in El Retiro Parkin the so-called Campo de la Rana, which was the field of the mattress entity until 1913.
To commemorate this, the club set up an informative stand in the park about the history of the club and a small exhibition of objects from Atleti Territory. Many rojiblancos fans pass through there throughout the day, coloring the park and bringing passion to the same place where the club’s first game was played, 120 years ago.
And the victory is complete. Because according to the management of Parque del Buen Retiro, more than 4,000 people came to learn more about the history of Atleti, next to Puerta Reina Mercedes, overlooking Menéndez Pelayo street. There was one in the corners of the pitch. The field went where the Ibiza Metro stop is now. The first game was played there and the managers of Atlético explained to the fans that in the same place they were stepping on, that match was played on May 2, 1903.
The same flags from last Wednesday were distributed in the Metropolitan and Indian the little ones were happy. A unique and very Madrid way of celebrating Madrid’s Community Day, which is also the day on which the first match in the history of Atlético de Madrid was played.
Source: La Verdad
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