The final of the Copa del Rey that Athletic Club and Real Sociedad must play on April 3 will finally be played behind closed doors, as confirmed this Thursday by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).

The game, postponed for a year, will be played without an audience, as recommended on Wednesday by the Minister of Health,

Carolina Darias

.

The Federation, which will meet in the next few hours with the two Basque clubs, indicated that "the current epidemic situation and the established measures that entail the perimeter closure of mobility, both for the autonomous community of Andalusia, as well as for the province of Seville, they make it unfeasible for non-resident fans in the province to attend this meeting ".

"Of all this, both clubs have been informed, which have communicated that they would abide by any decision of the RFEF. The fact that the fans cannot travel and go to the Cartuja stadium has been especially valued, with the Ministry of Health and Families having agreed of the Junta de Andalucía and the Royal Spanish Football Federation, that said match takes place without the attendance of the public in the stands of the La Cartuja stadium, "added the body chaired by

Luis Rubiales

.

"By mutual agreement"

On Wednesday, Minister Darias announced that she did not see "adequate, timely and convenient" the attendance of the public due to the agreement to practice perimeter closures, limitation of mobility and social contacts during the festivities of San José and Holy Week, and not celebration of "massive events that involve crowding of people".

The RFEF reported that, "over the last few weeks," it held "various meetings with the Andalusian Regional Government's Ministry of Health and Families" to analyze "the health care situation and current epidemiological data in Seville."

In this sense, he stressed that this health administration communicated that "the influx of the public would imply the qualification of moderate epidemic risk by COVID-19, which allowed the attendance of a limited capacity".

Meeting in Las Rozas

In addition, the federative body recalled that, "in common agreement" with Athletic and Real Sociedad, it decided to postpone the celebration of this final to 2021 due to the health situation "with the aim of aspiring to be held with the assistance of both hobbies. ".

"Under this premise, the RFEF has always worked within the strictest framework of compliance with the decisions of the health authorities, always being sensitive to their recommendations," he said.

"The Ministry of Health and Families and the RFEF show that this is the only official communication from both institutions. All parties hold the meeting scheduled for this afternoon at the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas," concluded the federative statement, following the information released on Wednesday by Cadena Ser.

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