Oviedo held a meeting this morning in the Tartiere anteroom to which all the mayors of Asturias were invited, as an appetizer for the Asturian derby that will take place this Saturday at the blue stadium. Around thirty mayors from all over the region attended the event, although neither Alfredo Canteli, mayor of Oviedo, nor Ana González, councilor of Gijón, were present. Peláez, president of Oviedo. The Mexican thanked the mayors for their collaboration and apologized to those who did not attend due to the “complication of balancing schedules.” “The derby is an Asturian football festival and we thank them for what they do for the region,” said the president of Oviedo, backed by Marcelino Marcos Líndez, president of the Asturias General Board, who declared himself an Oviedo follower and branded the appointment of the mayors as “a great initiative, fundamental in view of the example that must be transferred to society”.
The mayors enjoyed an aperitif in the anteroom. They were, among others, representatives of the councils of Siero, Llanera, Aller, Sobreescobio, Lena, Caso, Bimenes, Ribadesella or Pravia. The president of Oviedo also took advantage of the event to give some statements about the derby. These were his words.
The appointment with the mayors
“Very happy to be with family. It is difficult to balance the agendas of 78 mayors. Alfredo Canteli is a great friend and he couldn’t come for work reasons”.
How the derby lives
“I live anxiously, there are nerves, it shows on the street. I want it to be on Saturday at 9.
Peace with Sporting
“I did not feel anything, I always feel peace because I have never been at war. We are ready to win, respect and cordiality is one thing, but we are working to win. Hopefully it will be full, the people are responding wonderfully and we expect a great football party”.
The lesions
“Injuries have followed us, if not one or the other, but it is what it is. The eleven that come out are our warriors. The team has improved a lot, in attitude, technique and tactics. We are a very solid team.”
