The party that Atlético de Madrid and the Cacereño Sports Club They played in the stadium Prince Philip It also served to pay tribute to one of the legends of both clubs. We refer to Manolo Sanchezwho began his career in the Extremadura team and established himself in the red and white team.
When both teams left the field of play, after warming up, the president of the CP Cacereño, Carlos Ordóñez, He presented a club shirt to the historic player of both teams, who also received the warmth of the fans of both teams.
Later, before the match began, the former striker, who curiously played in a qualifying round King’s Cup with the colors of Cacereño42 years ago, before the Atlético de Madridtook the honor kick of the match.
Manolowho is now sports director of the Foundation Atlético de Madridfrom the meeting, debuted at the age of 15 in the CP Cacerenoy played seven seasons in the Atlético.
In addition, after the two teams jumped onto the field, they posed together with a banner ALS Extremadura Associationin support of researching this disease.
-Chema G. Fuente
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