The Cartuja, the “Wembley Sevillano”, impresses Louzán and takes shape for the Cup final

He President of the RFEF, Rafael Louzán, The status of the works of the Cartuja Stadiumenclosure that will house on April 26 the final of the Copa del Rey. In this way, Louzán has been able to verify firsthand the evolution of the interventions that are carried out for the expansion of the stands of the Hispanic Coliseum, one of the chosen scenarios as headquarters of the 2030 World Cup that organize Spain, Portugal and Morocco.

Said Works advance According to the planned deadlines and there will be no problems according to the managers themselves so that the stadium is fully ready for the final of the Cup, a tournament organized and managed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation headed by Rafael Louzán.

«We are all wishing that all works are over and finished well. Thank all authorities with sensitivity with the RFEF. I thought the rain could harm the progress of leftovers. I see that it will be at a good pace »Louzán celebrated on Wednesday.

The actions executed by the Heliopol construction company will expand the capacity of the Cartuja field until 72,000 spectators (11,000 more than the current capacity), so that the stadium will become the third largest in Spain in terms of capacity, only surpassed by the Camp Nou in Barcelona (also in works) and the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid.

Questioned Louzán during his visit for the options that the Cartujano Coliseum later charges a European finalThe leader commented that «this year Spain has the final of the Europa League in Bilbao. We have the 2027 Champions League final in the Metropolitan. And why not ask for an next European final for the Cartuja stadium. I have commented with Ceferin. We have the enclosure and a fantastic final. This stadium will have 72,000 spectators, which is something that UEFA claims, ”he says forcefully.

The city also hopes that the change of management in the RFEF does not affect the idyll of the Spanish team with Seville. Louzán calls for calm in this regard: «We are going to see how we continue with the romance of the selection with Seville. The actions that are carried out are on a very good way. They are fulfilling a calendar that was not easy. Impresses this Sevillian Wembley. It was an infrastructure infrastructure and has taken advantage. Soterrar the stadium was an idea that Javier Imbroda already proposed, which we have in the memory, before the pandemic. I explained the performance that was going to be carried out and that action is now carried out, ”celebrates the president of the RFEF.

More finals in Seville

On the other hand, he was asked about the possibility that the Cartuja continues to organize the final of The Copa del Rey the next few years. The current contract with the city ends with the final of this year. «It’s something we have to work on. We are delighted with Seville and Andalusia, but it will be decided in a contest that we will take out. Seville starts with an advantage for experience. It will have a greater audiovisual impact for the components that this future final will have. In that of Arabia, with the two most representative clubs of Spanish football, we had an impact of more than 51 million people, ”he just explained.

The Board details interventions and final terms

Accompanied Louzán on his visit the Minister of Culture and Sports, Patricia del Pozowhich has indicated that, today, «All foundations and structures are completed 100% And the stand has already been completed only in the absence of the placement of the prefabricated corneres, which will end at the end of this week ». Likewise, “the interiors – them and bars – will be completed at the end of March, in these moments at 100% of the preference stands, while, days later, in the first days of April, the seats will be completed completely, which are already visible in large numbers.”

On the advance of the works, Del Pozo has indicated that, “with respect to the field of play and the grass, the work installation and irrigation control works have already been completed, currently executing the drainage, which will be completed in 10 days, which will be when the selected grass tepe is installed, the termination of its placement is planned next April 1 ».

The counselor of the Pozo stressed that “the expansion of the capacity of the La Cartuja stadium is a strategic commitment of the government of Juanma Moreno, who has turned a stadium that was going to be declared a technical ruin by the PSOE in a reference among the great sports enclosures of Spain.” The Second phase of the work to expand the stand of the La Cartuja stadium has a budget of 15 million eurosof which ten come from a contribution from the Junta de Andalucía in 2022 and the rest, through financial leverage of the Stadium Management Society.