He Majorca This Wednesday, the quota of 20,698 seats assigned by Real Spanish soccer federation for the final of Copa del Rey he is new Athletic Club which will be played on April 6 at the La Cartuja stadium in Seville, as a club spokesperson confirmed to EFE.
“At five in the afternoon we put up a sold out sign.. The demand was very high and, even, more than one Athletic fan traveled from Bilbao to Palma to buy a ticket, without doing so, because they were not residents of the Balearic Islands as required,” explained the press officer of the Majorcan entity.
“Sold out” Operation Cartuja. Mallorcans, let’s make history. Thank you for making it possible. We will be 20,698 ‘demonis’ in La Cartuja,” the club also announced on social networks.
The “sold out” sign It was made official eight days after the start of the telematic sales process to Mallorca subscribers, and at the same time as the personal sale of seats at the Son Moix stadium ticket offices that took place this Wednesday.
In the morning of this Wednesday, the Mallorca entity has already reported that there is only just over 700 locations, nominal and digital, available to non-subscribers, who need to present their DNI to prove their status as residents of the Balearic Islands.
The “sold out tickets” sign confirms that the movement of more than 20,000 fans of Mexican coach Javier Aguirre’s team will be the largest mobilization in the history of the vermilion entity, founded in 1916.
None of the other three finals – against Atlético de Madrid (1991), FC Barcelona (1998) and Huelva Recreational (2003) – a similar figure was reached.
Until now, the record of fans traveling to a final of Copa del Rey It matches the Mestalla final against Barça, with around 17,000 followers.
The fever occupied one of the seats on North Stand of La Cartuja stadium This was extended to the campaign carried out by the club and the supporters club to paint the streets of Palma red.
“From L’Inferno to play Cel” (We come from hell to touch heaven”, read the posters located in strategic points of the Balearic capital; also, under the motto “Tot Mallorca de Vermell i negre” (All Mallorca in red and black) the initiative of showing the team colors on the balcony of the homes.
The campaign for encourage travel to Seville Mallorca started it fifteen days ago by playing a video in which the Balearic footballer Sergi Darder can be seen sitting in front of a computer as he reserves tickets for himself and his whole family in some shortly before a training session.
in ‘Operation Carthusian The Islands’ public institutions, airlines, shipping companies and road transport companies are involved, with the aim of making available to fans different options to accompany the team on April 6 in Seville.
Fans who do not travel to the capital of Seville will be able to watch the game at a giant screen installed in the heart of Palmanext to what is known as the Plaza de las Tortugas, an iconic place where the great victories of the vermilion team were celebrated.
Source: La Verdad
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