La Liga goalkeeper noticed at Metropolitano supporting Atletico Madrid towards Barcelona
The headline clashes in Spain have a tendency to draw an array of well-known faces to the costly seats and bins as of late. The was definitely set to be simply that. The cameras did discover a well-known face within the crowd on Wednesday, however not the one they anticipated.
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Because the cameras centered on the group for a response shot on Wednesday evening, they centered in on one smiling fan – who was rapidly recognised. On social media it was identified that the ‘fan’ in query was in truth Getafe goalkeeper Jiri Letacek. The 26-year-old was grinning on the time, however the potential ‘challenge’, at the least for Getafe followers, was the Atletico scarf wrapped round his neck.
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Nonetheless chatting with forward of Getafe’s conflict with Actual Valladolid on Sunday, supervisor Jose Bordalas edged away from any controversy.
“Typically issues are taken out of context. He has integrity and is dedicated to the membership. We don’t give it any significance and I haven’t even spoken to him. Something may have occurred, from a fan or somebody accompanying him might need put the headband on him. We’re very proud of him; he’s an unbelievable skilled.”
It maybe doesn’t assist that one of many 5 appearances Letacek has made for Getafe got here within the quarter-finals. Letacek has solely featured within the Copa del Rey to this point, after arriving from Banik Ostrava in his native Czechia, for a sum of €2m.
Bordalas’ assertion is a good one, and past that, even when he was an Atletico fan, it hardly appears a problem. Amongst their squad are a collection of former Barcelona and Actual Madrid gamers, a number of of that are self-proclaimed followers too.
