The mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, believes that the departure of Atlético fans to the second leg of the round of XNUMX of the Champions League against Liverpool was a mistake.
Over 3.000 Spanish supporters were at "Anfield" on March 11 and watched live the 3:2 victory of Atlético to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Spanish and English health organizations have marked that match as responsible for many positive cases of the coronavirus. In addition, the match between Atalanta and Valencia, played in Milan when there were 40.000 spectators, was marked as the main one for the spread of the pandemic.
"It was a mistake. Atlético fans were not allowed to travel to Liverpool. There should have been more caution," Martinez-Almeida revealed to Onda Sero.
He believes that football will be able to resume at some point.
"Football without fans is an option. It is fair that the competitions end," he said.
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