No handshake at Camp Nou! Florentino Pérez to skip El Clásico again as club rift deepens
The biggest rivalry in Spanish football remains just as tense away from the pitch.
Details: According to Mundo Deportivo, Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez will not travel to Barcelona for Sunday's El Clásico at Camp Nou. Institutional relations between Real Madrid and Barcelona remain broken amid the continuing dispute surrounding the Negreira case.
The institutional distance will also be visible before kick-off. The traditional working lunch between the two clubs' boards, which for years formed part of the protocol surrounding El Clásico, will not take place.
Pérez has stayed away from Barcelona-hosted Clásicos in recent seasons as relations between the two Spanish giants have deteriorated. Mundo Deportivo reports that a Real Madrid vice-president is expected to represent the club in the VIP area this time.
The latest episode comes only days before Barcelona and Real Madrid meet in one of the most anticipated fixtures of the LaLiga season. The match is scheduled for Sunday, October 25, at Camp Nou.
It is worth noting that Pérez was present at Camp Nou for the league Clásico on October 24, 2021. His subsequent absences from Barcelona-hosted meetings have coincided with the sharp deterioration in institutional relations between the clubs.
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