The Colombian fans have painted their kit’s signature ‘tricolour’ on Avenidas de Suecia and Aragón, as well as the rest of the surrounding area of Valencia’s Mestalla stadium, to cheer on Colombia ahead of Barcelona’s friendly. Friday against Iraq.
The Colombian fans, who came from many parts of Spain, cheered their country’s team with a lively roar with flags, scarves and loud bubucelas for more than three hours before the match.
Even the typical street vendor stalls being prepared for the matches in which the local team, Valencia, plays, were painted yellow, blue and red with national team shirts, flags and scarves commemorating the match.
Among the hundreds of Colombians, a small group of Iraqi fans could also be seen displaying their flag and the climax came at 7:55 pm, when the coffee growers’ bus arrived, unleashing the frenzy of the fans.
Twelve years after the game of September 7, 2011, which ended with the victory of the Spanish team (1-0) against ‘La Tricolor’ through a goal by former Valencian player David Silva, the Colombian team has returned to Valencia.
In the year of Mestalla’s centenary, Valencia has given up its stadium for the celebration of the friendly match in which the Colombians have become the team that plays at home
Source: El heraldo

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