Florentino Pérez’s dream that Rafa Nadal is the one to inaugurate the new Bernabéu could be one step closer. Since 2019, the Madrid president has been with the idea that the Balearic tennis player, an illustrious Madrid player, will lead the launch of the new and brand-new white venue. The original idea was to take one of the already immortal Nadal-Federer to Chamartín, taking into account that the reform of the stadium will allow the retractable lawn gives way to a space with the capacity to host, as would be this case, tennis matches.
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According to the web Central defense, the club already has Rafa’s yes to play an exhibition match at the new Bernabéu. It is not known if against Roger Federer or another top tennis player on the circuit, but the participation of the great Spanish racket star, an honorary member of Real Madrid, would be on track.
The plan has been on Florentino’s mind for a long time. Two years ago, in a meeting with delegate partners prior to the General Assembly, he revealed to them that he had been “trying for a Nadal-Federer at the Bernabéu for several years.” The intention was to break the Guinness record for spectators in a tennis duel, with 80,000 fans in the stands of the White Coliseum. Intentions before undertaking the new construction of the stadium. Now, that old idea would regain strength with the intention of Madrid to reveal this reform to the world in the summer of 2022.
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