Sevilla prepares for the decisive match of the Copa del Rey. It is played in La Cartuja, far from the hustle and bustle, but there is concern about what happens in the center of the city between two fans who have been at odds with each other since the murder of Aitor Zabaleta in the vicinity of the Vicente Calderón before a Copa del Rey match.
Between 2,500 and 3,000 members of law enforcement agencies They will ensure the safety of what is always supposed to be the most beautiful match of the year in Spanish football. National Police, Civil Guard, Local Police, members of Civil Protection, Firefighters and Health Workers make up the contingent that will take care of the 60,000 fans who will fill the stadium and who began yesterday to invade the city in a peaceful and festive atmosphere prior to the Fair.
Many Real Sociedad shirts in the city center, more than Atlético – the movement of their fans is more comfortable and many rush until hours before the game.
The National Police It is the one that provides the most effective security coverage. Deploys 1,617 agentsaccording to Europa Press, which are distributed throughout the areas that are presumed to be the most conflictive: the surroundings of the stadium, the transport stations, the hotel areas, the leisure areas and spaces reserved for the concentration of followers, the fan zones in which the two fans will concentrate.
The Civil Guard provides 679 troops which will be in charge of controlling access to the city, road safety, service areas, movement control and surveillance of the Seville airport, one of the key points of the device.
Traffic control is carried out by the 230 Local Police officers. They will also control street vending and supervise leisure areas such as Plaza Nueva or San Francisco. Civil Protection volunteers, approximately 50, will reinforce security in the stadium, outside and inside. The 850 private security personnel complete the device so that the game and the hours before and after are experienced peacefully. Firefighters will be present with an UCO (Operational Control Unit) and a vehicle at the stadium.
Francisco Toscano, the subdelegate of the Government in Seville, is in charge of coordinating the device. Renfe, Adif and Aena also participated in the meetings, to coordinate the operation at the train stations and the airport, in addition to the in charge of security in the Royal House, in the Federation and in the two participating clubs. Also the town councils of Seville and Santiponce, the town where the La Cartuja stadium is located.
Everything is now prepared for the big day of Spanish football.