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Rayo fans holler ‘Presa, vete ya’ for Presa as Alavés tiff choke Butarque

For match wey bin happen between Rayo and Alavés for Estadio de Butarque for Leganés, small group of Rayo fans wey show up make noise well well. Dem dey chant ‘Fuera, fuera’ and ‘Presa, vete ya’ when president Raúl Martín Presa enter the presidential box for stadium. The chant happen one minute before kickoff, as Rayo anthem dey play for megaphone.

The attendance for Rayo fans bin very low because many of dem don announce through Plataforma ADRV say dem no go attend. But di ones wey come make demsef hear. Dem dey shout against Presa, wey dem accuse of abandoning team and ruining club. Fans talk say Presa don put their safety for risk for fifteen years with connivance of institutions.

Apart from proteting Presa, there be beef between Rayo and Alavés about away tickets. Rayo no provide tickets for Alavés fans, and Alavés board as protest no go sit for presidential box. Rayo fans also dey demand refund for matches wey dem no play for Vallecas stadium.

The two clubs don release statements. For Rayo statement, dem explain say because of exceptional circumstances, particularly the suspension of Vallecas stadium and late response from authorities, dem no fit provide away tickets. Dem say the process of generating tickets no finish until 7pm, and since the tickets must be nominative and authorities need information between 48 and 72 hours before, e no possible to issue them. Dem talk say dem try to cooperate but no go.

But Alavés reject Rayo version. Alavés say Rayo dey lie, and say despite Alavés efforts and repeated requests for days, Rayo bin delay response until Wednesday morning when dem finally tell Alavés say no away tickets. Alavés say this no allow their fans to buy tickets and support team.