The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has given the green light to the change of headquarters and schedule of Rayo-Elche. Finally, the round of 32 Cup match It will be held tomorrow Saturday at the Ciudad Deportiva, at 4:00 p.m. (DAZN). All this after a hectic day at the franjirrojas facilities, where – at this time – they continue to work piecemeal to clear the snow that fell during the 'Filomena' storm. The Madrid club is confident that he will give it time.
Yesterday Thursday it was already ruled out to play it at the Vallecas Stadium, due to the appearance of a huge ice sheet on the pitch. Something that forced the entity to activate a Plan B in a hurry. Throughout this Friday, several operators, accompanied by employees of the Rayista club — among them, some members of the coaching staff—, They have worked against the clock to remove the snow from Camp 5. The one with natural grass where the first team usually trains.
This morning there have been different meetings in the Sports City. The first, between the president and some members of the sports field, to see the guidelines to follow in the next few hours. And the second, as revealed Giant slayer, between Raúl Martín Presa and some of the members of the first team, who expressed their concern before the situation of uncertainty that they were living by the cupbearer encounter.
In the end, Rayo-Elche has become the third match of the KO tournament that changes scenery in the Community of Madrid due to the passage of 'Filomena', after Leganés-Sevilla will be played at the Wanda Metropolitano and Fuenlabrada-Levante, in the Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas.