They lasted the entire game. The Carlos Tartiere pigeons attracted so much attention, both on the field and in the television broadcast, that they became protagonists of the Oviedo-Celta. It was the premiere of Guillermo Almada on the Carbayón bench, the third tenant so far this season, and the match will not go down in football history but the pigeons did not want to miss it.
The birds passed the whole game roaming at ease on the Tartiere grass and even, in many moments, they disturbed some of the footballers’ careers.
Oviedo 0-0 Celta de Vigo LaLiga Summary
The meeting, which was not one to remember, left one of the viral images of the day and of this League. The nets caught fire with the pigeons, as faithful as the Oviedo fans in their eagerness to lift an Oviedo team that continues to struggle to score a goal.
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