Madrid keeps the Rayo’s Vallecas return alive

The Rayo Vallecano are still unable to host games in their own stadium under the required hygiene and safety standards, as Mundo Deportivo reports. For the immediate fixture, tomorrow’s match against Espanyol will be played at Butarque, and it will be the club’s third home game of the season there.

Reports to unlock Vallecas

This Tuesday, the Comunidad de Madrid offered a potential way forward. Mariano de Paco, the regional councillor for Culture, Tourism and Sport, said on the programme 'Buenos Días Madrid' that they do not expect the Tuesday game to be moved, but that they will try to make the following home match go ahead at Vallecas.

According to Mundo Deportivo, the key will be whether the issues previously flagged—linked to maintenance shortcomings or club non-compliance—have been corrected. “They are carrying out the reports to see if those elements… have been resolved and, if they have, we expect the October match to be played normally,” he said.

No reversal on the concession

The councillor also made it clear that the exploitation concession will not be returned to Martín Presa. He added that they are continuing the process to end the concession, arguing the club has not met its obligations at the level expected, both on sporting and financial grounds.

From here, it comes down to the technical assessment and whether the stadium can be cleared for normal use. For Rayo, playing at an alternative ground adds pressure on the calendar, which is why the club will be watching closely for those October prospects mentioned by the councillor.