Valencia CF10 April 2021

Guard of honour and minute's silence to be held before game against Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad will be congratulated on their Copa del Rey win, whilst Cipriano Gonzalez Rivero ‘Ñito' and José María Abad Aparicio will be remembered

Valencia CF will hold a guard of honour for Real Sociedad ahead of their Sunday game at Mestalla, in recognition of their win in the rescheduled 2019/2020 Copa del Rey final against Athletic Club. Valencia CF were the previous winners of the competition, in 2018/19.

The players will also wear black armbands and hold a minute's silence in memory of Cipriano Gonzalez Rivero ‘Ñito,' a Valencia CF player between 1963 and 1966, as well as José María Abad Aparicio, a season ticket holder at the club for more than 70 years.

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