Intercity expects a full house for their historic duel against Barça

With more than 20.000 already sold entrances in the first four days the Intercity has decided to open the terracing of preferential high of Rico Pérez to expand the capacity of the stadium with seen to the eliminatory of 1/16 of the Glass of Rey. The Alicante team will play in front of the FC Barcelona this Wednesday (21:00 hours) in which it is the stadium of Hercules.

With this measure of the club of First RFEF, remains more than clear that there will be a full total this next 4 January. The Alicante club had put the sale initially 22.000 places in the Stadium Rico Pérez, an enclosure with capacity for 28.000 viewers. The initial forecast was to dismiss around 15.000 entrances, by what estimated that it was not necessary to open all the stadium.

In addition to the big interest that generates to see to the Barça, the Intercity and Hercules also arrived to an agreement that allows that all the possessors of the carné of commitment of Hercules of the season 2020-21 will be able to see free the party against the Barça. The young club contests usually his meetings in Antonio Solana, a stadium with capacity only for 4.000 viewers.

With regard to the party. The Barcelona fans was in the Spotify Camp Nou to witness the session of training to open doors. In total, have been 15. 324 the followers of the Barcelona team that have been observing the session of work of Xavi Hernández, the one who follows with all his staff to disposal.

A measure more than necessary

The club that chairs Salvador Martí initiated management once finalised the draw for the change of stadium and more recently to activate the preferential high of the stadium, with 6.000 additional seats. Of this form, the capacity of José Rico Pérez for this event copero increases until a total of 28.000 places his maximum capacity.