Muñoz asks Jose Luis Sanz to request that the date of the Cup final be changed so that it does not coincide with the April exhibition

Spokesman for the Municipal Socialist Group in Seville City CouncilOn Tuesday, Antonio Muñoz asked the city’s mayor, José Luis Sanz, to implement “the necessary steps” to “avoid” a coincidence between the Copa del Rey final and the final match. … Saturday of the April Fair, which takes place on April 25. In a memo sent by the party, Muñoz warned that keeping the two celebrations on the same date “may be reckless and irresponsible,” as he put it.

Along these lines, he asserted that this coincidence would cause “Important distortions “In public services,” especially in the police, which requires “exceptional reinforcement.” Likewise, he noted that during his term as mayor he did the same in the 2023 final.

For his part, Sanz said, before Seville’s venue was confirmed on Monday, “It will not be the first time that major events have coincided in the city.” In this way, he emphasized that it would be “Planning and organizing The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced last Monday that Seville’s Cartuja Stadium has been designated as the venue for the Copa del Rey final until 2028 in a new three-year agreement.

During the press conference, the President of the Spanish Federation, Rafael Lauzan, did not announce the date, although he said it would be “the end of April.” In this vein, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Juanma Moreno, confirmed that April 25 is the date chosen to celebrate this sporting event that the Andalusian capital will host for the eighth year in a row. One year it was hosted by Estadio Benito Villamarin, and in the next seven years it was hosted by Estadio Carthusian, also including the 2025-2026 academic year. Seville will add two more finals to host the Grand Cup final, that is, until 2028.