The Real Madrid is exploring the possibility of asking the Atlético de Madrid play next season's matches at home at the Metropolitano, since the works of the Santiago Bernabéu will not be completed by the start of next season.
A probe balloon launched and that has been picked up by the rojiblanco club, where they are receptive to helping the eternal rival, although there are also doubts about the convenience of carrying it out.
In any case, and if it occurs, it would not be the first time that the Real Madrid has acted as a local in mattress territory. In campaigns 46/47 and 47/48, the works of the new Chamartin led the white team to be a tenant of the Metropolitan. One of the conditions was that all members of the Athletic they would have free entry to the games. In the first season, Madrid accused playing in the rojiblanco fiefdom and finished the League in seventh position. In the second he was eleventh, although he did not finish the season at the Metropolitan.
Almost 50 years passed until Real Madrid returned to be a local in the Atlético field, this time at the VicCalderón entity. After the Bernabéu was closed, the merengue team received the Vallecano Ray on the banks of the Manzanares (5-2) in the debut of Vicente del Bosque as a white coach. That assignment by Jesus Gil The mattress fans did not like it at all, and the president himself had to calm down.
AND BACKWARDS…
And the other way around there have also been cases. After the Civil War, the Metropolitano was devastated and Atlético played in Chamartín while it was rebuilding until they decided to move to Vallecas, and then return home. In 1963 and 1964, the rojiblancos played two European matches at the Bernabéu, against Nuremberg Y Juventus. In the second, the white fans fervently cheered on the Italians, which caused the anger of the Atlético. This put an end to the City Council's idea of having a municipal stadium shared by the two big clubs in the capital.
The last time Atlético was local at the Bernabéu was on the first match of the 96/97 League. The Calderón was undergoing renovations to host Champions League matches, and had to receive Celta de Vigo in Chamartín. 2-0 for the team Radomir Antic with goals from Kiko Y Snider.