Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida, Mayor of Madrid and fan and subscriber of the Athletic, has happened this Friday for Radio Brand, where he has shown his impressions about the imminent outcome of the European title, with the two greats of the capital as protagonists.
Almeida admitted having been tempted to go to Valladolid to support the team in the Castilian city: “I have to admit that as an athletic man I considered going to Valladolid but as mayor I stopped my heart and pulled my head.to. Institutional neutrality and normality and respect for all Madrilenians make me stay in Madrid ”, he stated.
Although the mayor trusts Atlético, the mattress character means that he does not have all of them with him in order to lift the title: “I have a good feeling, I admit it. Because we have been very lucky, which is not usual at Atleti. That penalty of Elche, that of Militao. They are playing well and their legs are not weighing down. I'm not optimistic because being from Atleti is impossible but at least I think we are in a position to win this League ”.
Obviously, Almeida wanted to appeal to both Atlético and Madrid fans for caution in the event of a celebration: “To be able to go, you can go. Another thing is that the times still deserve a celebration with joy but with responsibility and with the awareness that we continue in times of pandemic ”. And he explained how the security device will be by the City Council, which will later also be joined by that of the Government Delegation in Madrid, “with more than 130 police officers from the Municipal Police in addition to the devices that we usually have and capacity limited by one series of rings and access controls to perimeter the winning source ”.