“Every euro helps”
The Rapidler, who were hard hit by the corona crisis, could use this money. “Every euro helps us in this exceptional situation. These revenues are not taken into account in our financial plan for the current financial year, they would improve the situation due to the general planning uncertainties,” said Business Director Christoph Peschek of APA.
According to the Viennese, only the second round of the Champions League qualification was calculated in the budget for 2020/21, so the financial aspect of the game in Zagreb is not too much in the foreground. Peschek: “For us, the focus is on the sporting objective. It would be a great success if we win and at least get the ticket for the Europa League, but we certainly won’t put any additional economic pressure on the team.”
Rapid is “economically on track”, emphasized the 36-year-old, but he also noted: “The situation is still challenging, and the focus of our actions is the continued success of the SK Rapid. There are planning uncertainties, especially as We are the crowd-puller most affected by Corona. It is difficult to predict how the audience numbers will continue in autumn, winter and spring, with the federal government’s Covid-19 sports league fund after September and with the general economic situation in the country. But one thing is clear: With less income, we have to spend less. “
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