Rayo Vallecano has utilized its social media platforms to reveal an intrusion into its Vallecas Stadium, which involved acts of vandalism.
Official statement from Rayo Vallecano
“Is this truly the model of public-private collaboration for Vallecas Stadium envisioned by the Regional Sports Minister?
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid openly condemns the break-in that occurred tonight at Vallecas Stadium, our organization’s main office, where the VIP box was defaced and damaged, matching the ongoing graffiti and damage inflicted upon our stadium’s exterior walls.
These visuals represent the direct outcome of the animosity that has been incited, demonstrating what this supposed public-private cooperation mentioned by the Minister actually looks like in practice. This represents yet another chapter in the ongoing campaign of threats, blackmail, and bullying directed at our president and his relatives, which by extension impacts the entirety of Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, a situation we have endured since July 28.
Everyone at Rayo Vallecano de Madrid is weary of repeatedly calling out the provocations of hostility that culminate in aggressive actions such as this break-in, or the recent defacement of the Bear and the Strawberry Tree monument earlier this week.
Such behavior clearly demonstrates that numerous individuals wished for this targeted campaign of hostility and disruption against our president to prevent today’s Trofeo de Vallecas from taking place on our home turf. Rayo Vallecano successfully managed to reopen the venue, despite the Community of Madrid completing absolutely no renovations over the summer (contrary to their claims of a six-month project), after our club demonstrated full adherence to all safety standards and disproved the highly flawed audit that served as a pretext to halt the Vallecas Stadium agreement.
These outcomes are the direct result of government representatives engaging and associating with radical fan groups.
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid asserts that this ongoing pattern of bullying and extortion directed at us since July 28 will fail to deter us; today, marking a return after seven years, the Trofeo de Vallecas will be contested as planned—a tournament that brings immense pride to our local community—and we will persist in our relentless efforts to secure, for the very first time in our century-long existence, a sixth straight year in Spain’s top flight.
P.S. The police have already been notified of these events, and the recorded footage has been shared with them. A formal legal complaint will be submitted on Monday, accompanied by recordings from our surveillance system.
We expect that law enforcement will respond quickly and decisively to this intolerable intrusion into our administrative offices.”
This text was adapted into English using automated translation tools. The original Spanish publication can be found 🇪🇸 here.
