Conde de Godó: more than 1,000 spectators in the final while football and basketball are still without an audience | Nadal – Tsitsipas

Rafa Nadal was crowned champion of the Count of Godó for the twelfth time in front of more than 1,000 fans on the central court, which bears his name, of the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona. A small group of spectators, 20% of the capacity, were able to witness the epic duel between Nadal and Tsitsipas. So why can’t fans enter football or basketball games? Now that the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel is getting stronger and more and more people are vaccinated every day, sporting events are beginning to see how they are they fill their stands. Clear examples are the Third or Second B soccer matches as well as other sports, such as the King’s Cup for handball, the Conde de Godó himself or even, in a few weeks, the Mutua Madrid Open tennis. But in the categories of First and Second division of soccer or the Endesa Basketball League, fans are still not allowed to enter. How do you understand it? While these tournaments begin to rise with the income generated by the sale of tickets to small groups, the top-level Spanish clubs, both in football and basketball, continue to lose money due to the lack of public. in the stands. And their leaders still do not understand how in other sports the green light is given to the attendance of fans, but in the majority, which are also the ones that generate the most money at the national level, they continue to play behind closed doors. closed or open enclosures no longer strain. All soccer stadiums are open. Some roofs, but the air flows as in any park.Therefore, why in the Second B matches or in venues like the one in which the Count of Godó was played, they can have a reduced capacity so that some lucky ones can enjoy the athletes? indoor sports. The pavilions have already started to open for concerts or matches in some indoor sports. In fact, a few weeks ago the Handball King’s Cup was held at the Wizink Center, but the fans of Real Madrid, Baskonia or Gran Canaria still cannot go to see a match of the Endesa League of their team. : these sanitary measures, if they are only sanitary, no one understands them.