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The celebration of the rise of Alavés brings together thousands of people in the Virgen Blanca

The celebration of the rise of Alavés brings together thousands of people in the Virgen Blanca

The celebration of the rise of Alavés brings together thousands of people in the Virgen Blanca

Thousands of people received Deportivo Alavés this Monday afternoon in Vitoria to celebrate their promotion to LaLiga Santander thanks to their win last Saturday 0-1 over Levante UD in the second leg of the LaLiga SmartBank ‘playoff’ final, with a goal scored from a penalty by Asier Villalibre in added time of extra time, following a hand from Rober Pier in a “heart attack” outcome.

Alaves players They left the Mendizorrotza stadium at 7:00 p.m. on the bus of the open-top team and, after a long tour of the city, they arrived after eight in the evening at a crowded Plaza de la Virgen Blanca, where thousands of fans were waiting for them to celebrate.

Asier Villalibre, the hero who made promotion to the first division possible with his goal, was in the front row of the bus waving an ikurriña, accompanied by the players and technical staff of the albiazul club, many of whom immortalized the moment by recording thousands of people with their mobile phones. of fans cheering them on, wearing team gear, carrying blue and white balloons, and waving the team flag. In addition, numerous blue and white smoke flares have been lit.

After the aurresku protocol in honor of the team, the team and institutional representatives They have entered the church to make a floral offering to the Patron for the promotion, with a bouquet of flowers carried by the team captain, Víctor Laguardia, while the coach Luis García Plaza, deposited a shirt with the text ‘Promotion 2023’.

Euphoria breaks out on the balcony

Then, players and coaches have gone up one by one to the balcony to greet their fans, euphoric before the sixth time that Alavés has been promoted to the First Division Division in its 102-year history.

The most anticipated moment has arrived when Asier Villalibre has taken out his trumpet and has made the thousands of people gathered in the square dance.

In addition to the popular reception this Monday, at 1:30 p.m. this Tuesday there will be an institutional reception of the City Council and the Provincial Council to Deportivo Alavés in the Vitoria City Council.

This is how we have counted the celebration of the ascent

Source: Eitb

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