FOOTBALL
Adarve hoping for big crowd with Vinicius and Real Madrid visiting
Union Adarve are promoting the game by making fun of Atlético Madrid's Tachi after he tried to bit Vinicius when they played Castilla on Sundayat Cerro del Espino.
Real Madrid Castilla play Union Adarve on Sunday just down the road from the Estadio Santaigo Bernabeu. A stadium with just 1,000 seats, Vinicius and co. will meet their Madrid rivals in Segunda B as the Brazilian gets to know life in the division.
Adarve, who are excellent with social media, have promoted the game with a nod to Tachi's recent biting attempt on the Brazilian. "Biting prohibited; competing allowed" is there slogan for the game.
"To promote a a new stage with noteworthy rivals, there is nothing better," said the president of the club, Luis Gómez. Adarve have 300 season ticket holders and they hope to draw a big crowd against Castilla. "Tickets are €15," explains Gómez, whose club has one of the most inexpensive season tickets in the division at €50.
Marcos Alonso played at Adarve before moving to Real Madrid's Cantera and their budget is countless times lower than the €45 million los Blancos paid for their Brazilian star in the summer.
The sending off of Santiago Solari against Atlético B means a logistical problem as the manager will have to sit in a box away from the bench, which is tricky for such a stadium.
Gómez says there is a spot reserved for Solari and the travelling Real Madrid team. They will be used to them too as the seats are reused from the Bernabeu.
Adarve, who are excellent with social media, have promoted the game with a nod to Tachi's recent biting attempt on the Brazilian. "Biting prohibited; competing allowed" is there slogan for the game.