North of Benidorm, where the skyscrapers are already out of sight, appears La Nucia. The Alicante town stands out for its tranquility and multiculturalism. 43% of its residents are foreigners and their Town Hall presume to have residents of 93 different nationalities registered. Outside the town the Camilo Cano Sports City, the jewel in the crown of La Nucía. 500,000 square meters and sports facilities envied by everyone have put him on the map. The town has hosted events of all kinds, national and international. His commitment to sports is total, but he needed LaLiga to land on his land.
The I raised and First division They have knocked on the door of a town that will experience the spectacle from a distance. The Camilo Cano Olympic Stadium will be a bunker where only a select few can access. Neither the autograph hunters nor the curious will be able to approach Levante or the six clubs that will pass through La Nucía. The Civil Guard It also has a special device on match days so that the most daring can not access a hill that stands a few meters away and that would offer a privileged view.
The efforts of the town and Levante are now focused on raising a mini Ciutat in La Nucía in record time. The Camilo Cano, with capacity for about 2,000 spectators, will completely mutate in the next few days. The operators are already piling up. The stress of recovering the lawn as soon as possible is total. There is no time for relaxation. The match against Sevilla, scheduled for the 15th, is very close. “We have to comply with everything LaLiga and Mediapro ask us. They are very demanding,” they acknowledge from the organization.
The Levante gardener and the head of the La Nucía facilities talk about the Camilo Cano lawn.
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COVID and security measures add further difficulty to transformation. But Camilo Cano, according to the organization, won the race to host Levante due to its ability to adapt. The stadium, inaugurated last August 31 and built in just two years on an open field, has four changing rooms, two for the local team and two others for the visiting team. In addition, footballers can access through different gates to the field. The gym and the doping room comply with the sanitary protocol. The entrails of Camilo Cano are more than ready for the start. Lighting, one of the factors that knocked out other candidates to host Levante, meets UEFA's requirements to host big games. “We made an extra effort with the lights. I have even seen the report of the new lighting that Ciutat is going to have and that of Camilo Cano is equal to or more powerful than that of Levante,” says Bernabé Cano, mayor of the city.
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The stadium will look different visually. The running track that borders the pitch will not be seen on television. A few tarps with the sponsors of Levante and LaLiga will be raised in the funds and the preferred tier. “It is going to become a more closed stadium, a bonbonniere in which the players will not even realize that there is a running track“the employees say. La Nucía is making an effort to make Levante feel at home, as in Ciutat. The changing rooms will be labeled with the granota crest and the ticket offices will be personalized, with the face of each of the footballers from Paco lopez. Even the LEDs on the façade of Camilo Cano will be blaugrana. La Nucía is taking care of all the details and already has special lights ready for when Levante scores a goal.
Changing room where Levante will be changed, which will be labeled in the coming days.
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While the granota team is measured against one of the six rivals that will pass through Camilo Cano (Seville, Atlético, Betis, Real Sociedad, Athletic and Getafe), the people will look with envy what happens in your stadium. “We have received countless requests to enter from our inhabitants. The members of La Nucía also asked if they could enter. It is a pity that the people cannot enjoy this, but they are certainly proud to fulfill a dream”, Bernabé Cano assures. When the hurricane passes, CF La Nucía, currently in Segunda B, will continue to enjoy a stadium that touched the sky of Primera.