Wild celebrations as Balearics club returns to the Spanish top flight
Just being a tourist in Palma that night, after RCD Mallorca had clinched their return to Spain’s top flight after six years in the wilderness, meant that sharing in the joy was a privilege.
Over at the Estadi de Son Moix, a 23,000 full house – some of who had paid hundreds of euros on the black market to get a ticket – exploded into colour and celebration. The 3-0 defeat of Deportivo La Coruna in the Segunda Division play-off dramatically erased the 2-0 defeat for Vincente Moreno’s side in Galicia three nights earlier and sealed a remarkable promotion.
With that Monday being a public holiday in Mallorca, there was plenty of time for the hangover to wear off and still make the two civic receptions for Moreno and his players: one at the town hall in the afternoon, the other at night on Palma’s historic Plaza de las Tortugas in front of thousands of Mallorca fans – and the odd Scottish tourist.
This story is from the August 2019 edition of World Soccer.
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