Through an official communiqué, the Athletic of Bilbao informed this Sunday, hours before the dispute of the party against the FC Barcelona in The Cathedral, corresponding to the second day of the League Santander 2016-17, of the risk to wet during the duel from the 20.15 hours.
In spite of that the sun had shined during the weekend in Bilbao, the climatological prognoses signalled a risk of rain to the same hour of the meeting, in an authentic nuisance for the assistants to Saint Mamés, taking into account that at present they are carrying out the works of remodeling of the cover of the stadium and still are not finish.
"Of face to the party in front of the FC Barcelona, the Athletic Club remembers to his partners/you, and to all the people that attend to Saint Mamés, that still is proceeding to the installation of the cushions of EFTE, first the ones of the initial cover, and that for the present split only will be installed the corresponding to the Grandstand North, the half of the Grandstand This and a part of the Main Grandstand", collected in the communiqué.
Besides, it included the following conclusion in the quoted note: "Therefore, in case of rain or other inclemencias meteorological, can see affected the majority of the people assistants", incidiendo in the need to carry umbrella or raincoat in case it gave the case.
Minute of silence
On the other hand, the club bilbaíno informed also in the last hours of a minute of previous silence to the party against the FC Barcelona, with the aim to surrender homage to the ex president of the Athletic recently died, Pedro Aurtenetxe.