La Real, ready to host the public in Anoeta this season

Real Sociedad does not lose hope of playing with the public at Reale Arena in any of the six games that remain at home this same season. It would be with special circumstances, with a very strict security protocol and, of course, with a super reduced capacity. But everything will be better than 'suffering' the soulless aspect that their players had to experience in the last match played to date in our country, in Ipurua; and what they will also have to adapt to on their return to competition, on Sunday June 14 against Osasuna in Anoeta. Because, in any case, if in the end the fields are reopened to the fans this same season, it will always be from that date and never on day 28, the first of League after the coronavirus health crisis.

Aware of this, and already giving up the option of playing against Osasuna at the Reale Arena with his fans in the stands, Real Sociedad is preparing itself conscientiously to avoid that the stands of its stadium are empty in the next five games that you will be subtracted for playing in Saint Sebastian in the final stretch of this season. At the moment, what he has done is make the pertinent consultations to the competent organisms in the matter, both autonomous and national. The San Sebastian club has consulted with the Ministry of Health, has discussed the possibility with the CSD, and has even spoken to the Basque Government's entertainment service to learn first-hand about the possibilities and scenarios under consideration. In all cases, it has received the same response: for now, there is no scheduled date to open the fields to the public, but given the positive evolution of the pandemic, which a few weeks ago was seen as unfeasible and was left as a possibility of facing the new course, now it is no longer ruled out and the way is opened for some days to be played with reduced capacity in the First and Second stadiums.

The most viable approximate date that is considered is from July, but in the Donostia club they harbor a certain optimism that it will be a little earlier. For now, it is certain that the return of football in our country will be behind closed doors. This is how he will play at Reale Arena on June 14. And it will also play like this in Mendizorroza on the following day during the week (June 18) against Alavés, because the state of alarm will still be in force, and not all the autonomous communities will be in the same phase of the draw. And in the air you have the possibility of opening Anoeta again to the public with the visit of the Real Madrid, which would be an ideal setting for the Donostia club. In this line, he would be working, seeing that option as probable, because that match will be played in complete safety on June 21, which is the last day of the last extension of the state of alarm. The problem is the same as on the Intersemanal day, that the previous parties would still be in that state of alarm and if all the camps cannot be reopened, none will open their doors.

However, what the Real does not do is in any way put pressure on the institutions. She is aware of the difficulty of the situation, and what she does is to stay on the lookout and be prepared for when they allow an audience in the stands of the Reale Arena. But it is true that it is for the work, like other clubs, to advance this process as much as possible, because three of the six games that remain at home are played in June. The next possibility, the one that is seen as more viable, is that of June 24-25, the date on which you receive the Celtic, the first to be played with the country out of alarm. But all sports shows will continue under the regulations of the Ministry of Health and the powers that the autonomous communities have in this regard.

The next game that Real will play in SanSebastián will be against Espanyol on July 1 against Espanyol. This means that in just 15 days he will play four games at home, so naturally, within what the health authorities allow, he is not interested in the possible reopening of the stadiums being delayed long. Then you will already have visits from Granada and Seville. In any case, in the Donostia club they are aware that their fans would be allowed to enter the Reale Arena with a very limited capacity, which could be around 30%, so what they have done has been to advance work with that scenario, preparing possible distributions of their fans in the stands following health safety protocols, ways to access and exit the stadium avoiding the dreaded crowds, and even had different simulations prepared for the draw of the towns to occupy among its partners. If the percentage that is being talked about is met, and in the end public access is allowed in some games, the Reale Arena could enter this season about 12,000 members. And in this line the club is working, always optimistically with the idea of ​​being prepared.