The last procedure is missing, but similar precedents play in its favour, which is why it is taken for granted and nobody expects unpleasant surprises. The Intercity-Barcelona tie for the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey will be played on Wednesday January 4, at 9:00 p.m., in the Jose Rico Perez. The only thing that is needed to make it official is the approval of the technicians of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), who must approve the change of scenery requested last week by the black team, which supported its request in the deficiencies (substantial) from the municipal field of Villafranqueza to host a stake of this magnitude, both technical and logistical.
The operators of Movistar Plusthe platform in charge of broadcasting the duel, are also in favor of the single-match tie being transferred to the Hercules field, since there will not be the lighting problems that, without a doubt, would be in the Ciudad Deportiva Antonio Solana and that would make the broadcast very difficult.
The Valencian Institute of Finance (IVF), owner of the property, and Hércules, as the sole user of the venue, have welcomed Intercity’s desire to use the Alicante World Cup stadium that day, for which a high demand for tickets is expected. more than 20,000. Manuel Illueca, director of the Banco de la Comunitat, has highlighted in his different profiles on social networks the “facilities” that the blue and white team has given so that Intercity and Barça can face each other in a First Division field. “These details of manor They are the ones that correspond to a club of the importance of Hercules, the oldest team in the city of Alicante”.
Illueca confronted in court with the entity chaired by Carlos Parodi for the lease conditions that weigh on the stadiumalso wanted to “congratulate” the board of directors and the fans of Hércules because “you have lived up to the history of the club” to conclude with another message of support for Intercity for their cup match with Barcelona: “Now to for all”, assuming that the Copa del Rey match will be played at the facility owned by the IVF.
The host is convinced that the RFEF will pronounce favorably this Tuesday on the designation of the stadium. He should have done it on Monday, but the festive day decreed in Madrid has postponed a pronouncement that has all the conditions to move forward and no objection.
At the time the transfer of headquarters is made official, the prices of the seats and special promotions will be made public, among which a wink for Hercules fans for the facilities given by the blue and white SAD from the moment the result of the draw for the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey was known.
