🏟️ Madrid authorities force Rayo Vallecano out of its stadium | OneFootball

The Community of Madrid has withdrawn Rayo Vallecano’s concession for the Vallecas stadium to begin urgent renovation works. “There is no way to guarantee that nothing could happen,” says the Regional Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport, Mariano de Paco.

The decision comes after an audit, launched in October, that revealed serious safety, health, and maintenance deficiencies at Rayo’s ground.

The immediate consequence is that Rayo will not be able to start the season in its own stadium. The Community of Madrid has not given specifics but estimates that the renovation work will last “months” and plans to begin “tomorrow itself.”

The regional government is taking this decision to “guarantee people’s safety” and explains that the works will serve to address potential fire or health-related problems. “We are going to act with total urgency and try to do it in the shortest time possible,” the minister said.

Rayo Vallecano uses the municipal stadium, which it does not own, through a concession from the Community of Madrid.

The community’s explanation

“We carried out an audit of the stadium that produced quite devastating results regarding the stadium’s maintenance. That was, as we all know, the club’s responsibility and direct obligation, as was regulatory compliance and licensing, and the Community of Madrid has decided to temporarily pause the concession in order to carry out these renovations,” explains Minister Mariano de Paco.

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