The fans who went to the Suárez Puerta yesterday could not contain their laughter when looking at the presidential box. Next to Diego Baeza, president of Avilés, sat a “Galician” octopus, as recognized by Argimiro Marnotes, the top leader of Arenteiro and the legs that were hiding behind his peculiar costume. “Every Sunday of carnival I dress up as something different, it’s the custom,” acknowledged the Galician, yesterday’s rival of the Avilesinos, encouraged by the festive atmosphere that was seen in the blue and white coliseum. “It’s nice to come to camps like this. I was there last year, but this year the people are more lively,” he said.
Marnotes was not the only one who populated the stands of the Suárez Puerta in disguise. As the match against Arenteiro coincided with Antroxu, many fans were encouraged to combine their team scarf with a costume. “There is a spectacular atmosphere. This seems like a Second Division team,” says Adrián Vera, who together with his son, also called Adrián, were encouraged to enjoy, transformed into Mario Bros, the “fan zone” created by the club for enliven the previous meeting. “People are very motivated with the team. It is normal that more and more people come to the field,” said Lucía Sobrido, who attends the meeting with her entire family.
“On Saturday we did not go out to the carnival to save strength for today (yesterday),” said Juan Ramón Alonso and Keki Sánchez. “The idea of coming dressed up was Keki’s, who at this time goes out dressed up to buy bread,” Alonso joked about his friend, dressed in a duck costume. “It’s once a year, if he didn’t take advantage of it now, then you have to wait a long time,” Keki Sánchez intervened, motivated by the great atmosphere on the pitch. “I really want to see Davo, who luckily has recovered,” acknowledged Javier Artime, who only had words of praise for his favorite player, as was his brother Daniel, who was delighted by the team’s dynamics at home and He wanted to take the opportunity to show off his clown look in the entertainment area.
“Every year we come to the stadium dressed up, it’s already a tradition for us. We do it on Halloween too,” confessed Luis Macías, who, together with his son Enol, was overflowing with happiness in his Pikachu costume. “The club is having great ideas so that the fans are more present,” said Macías, who was part of the entourage that accompanied Avilés on their last trip to Torrelavega. “I’m very happy with how the team is doing, it’s great,” said Enol on the day when an octopus, Alf and Pikachu were Avilés supporters for a day… and Arenteiro.
