Real Sociedad and Osasuna resume the league competition today (Anoeta, 22.00) in a closed game and with many changes compared to a conventional match. The first and most obvious is that there will be no txuri urdin and rojillos fans at the stadium and the capacity will not exceed 241 people, a figure set by the strict security protocol imposed by LaLiga. MD breaks down other details.
The premise imposed by LaLiga is clear: recommendation to keep as little contact as possible with the players. Despite the fact that in the first instance it was rumored that Real and Osasuna would have to divide their 23 players in more than two locker rooms, finally only two will be used, the home one and the away one. Within it, there is also another rule: hugs and kisses are not allowed, it is recommended to continue with the safety distance and the use of masks and gloves will be mandatory.
The jump to the green of Anoeta and the prolegomena of the meeting will also be different. We will not see images of hugs and talks between two templates in which there is a very good relationship. Merino You will not be able to greet your former colleagues and Jagoba
Get down You will not be able to have physical contact with your puppets.
The warm-up will also be peculiar. The exit of the changing rooms will be carried out in a staggered way since the two teams will have to jump onto the pitch in turns and will have to wait inside the changing room while the rival team is on the green. Contact with the refereeing quartet, which will be the last to jump to heat, will not be allowed either.
The capacity in each LaLiga match will also be limited. No more than 241 people per match may enter football stadiums and all those present will have to comply with a strict security protocol. Once the ball rolls into Anoeta, other rules will also have to be met.
The substitute players will have to be in the stands and not behind the benches, they will have to wear a mask and they will also have to wear gloves keeping a distance of 1.5 meters between each footballer. The holders who are substituted will have to automatically comply with the same rules and the only one who should not wear a mask will be the coach.
Thus, for the first time in its history, Real will play a game behind closed doors at home without the encouragement of its tireless fans.
The Real players will gather in the morning at their usual hotel for lunch and rest. The templates will head to the stadium on four different buses, with each expedition divided into two groups. When the match ends, the rojillos will be the first to leave the field, while the royalists will do so in their private cars.
Only indications from players and coaches will be heard. La Real will not reproduce recorded songs of their hobby as if they had done Seville or Valencia. The Anoeta ‘speaker’ will be present to present the ‘onces’ and sing the substitutions. The Txuri Urdin anthem will also be played on the speakers when the players come out onto the pitch and there will be applause for the deaths of Covid in the 20 ’and rockets in the goals.
The press will have to comply with a strict security protocol sent by LaLiga to cover tonight's game. Seven radios (plus two technicians), four television cameras, six members of the written press and 14 photographers will enter Anoeta. The press must take their temperature before entering the stadium, they will have to wear gloves and a mask throughout the game and frequently wash their hands with hydrogel. Each journalist will receive at door 16 of Anoeta a kit provided by the club to comply with the measures. Each informant will be assigned their position in the Anoeta press area and may not leave the area at any time during the match. The working tools will have to be disinfected and the material will be personal and exclusive. A protocol with different schedules has also been organized so that there are no crowds. Whoever breaks any rule will be expelled from the stadium.
The players and staff members of the Real passed a new Covid-19 test on Friday, giving a negative in all tests. Alex
Remiro, who tested positive for antibodies, also had to pass the test like everyone else. Players will have to repeat the same procedure 48 hours before each of the remaining 11 days. If positive, the player will be removed.