According to AS, Rayo Vallecano has issued a nine-page statement in response to the suspension of their Vallecas stadium concession, which has prevented the team from playing at home. The club directly accused Madrid's regional sports authorities of "deliberately harming the club's interests at all levels and deliberately delaying the team's return to play at Vallecas," stating that the inability to play home matches against Alavés and Racing Santander is entirely the responsibility of the Madrid regional government.

Rayo Vallecano highlighted that the Madrid regional government produced an audit report signed on 14 July but dated 27 July. The club claims the report is actually a "Word document created on 12 December 2024, converted to PDF." Rayo Vallecano questioned why, if the report had existed for so long, authorities kept it hidden for over seven months before revealing it.

The club also stated that the audit report contains clear errors and omissions, and therefore "nobody can truly trust this report." Rayo Vallecano emphasized that over the past 10 years, under the presidency of Raúl Martín Presa, Vallecas stadium has hosted more than 200 matches without any safety, accessibility, or hygiene incidents involving fans, players, staff, or security personnel.

Rayo Vallecano also revealed that the club formally requested the lifting of the temporary stadium concession suspension on 13 August. However, the Madrid regional government first informed the media that the match against Alavés could not be played at Vallecas without providing any explanation to the club.

The club believes the same applies to the match against Racing Santander. The statement claims that on 28 August, authorities released information to the media that the match could not return to Vallecas, but as of that date, Rayo Vallecano had not officially received the rejection decision.

Rayo Vallecano stated that the club has filed an appeal, though the appeal targets the termination of the stadium concession rather than the suspension itself. The club also emphasized that the Madrid regional government never requested specific remedial work but simply refused to lift the suspension.

Therefore, Rayo Vallecano declared strongly in its statement: "The authorities' actions are not driven by legal principles but serve other interests."

The club further linked the dispute to the Madrid regional government's comprehensive renovation plan for Vallecas stadium, proposed in June. Rayo Vallecano claims the other party's logic is: either the club accepts this overall renovation plan with total investment exceeding 60 million euros and remains the stadium concession holder, or the current concession will be terminated.

Rayo Vallecano noted that the existing concession was originally valid until 30 June 2039 and could be extended until 30 June 2049 upon the club's request. However, the club does not support the renovation plan proposed by the Madrid regional government because, according to the plan, stadium capacity would only increase from approximately 15,000 to around 18,000.

Rayo Vallecano emphasized in its closing statement that the club has submitted the latest report on the safety status of Vallecas stadium facilities, and La Liga also issued an emergency report on 15 August confirming that the club fully complies with relevant stadium regulations and no defects were found.

Rayo Vallecano therefore reaffirmed that since the audit report was created in December 2024, the Madrid regional government has never requested the club to take corrective action on the alleged issues. Therefore, Madrid's Regional Department of Culture, Tourism, and Sports bears responsibility for the match against Alavés not being played at Vallecas; if the match against Racing Santander also cannot be played at home, they must bear that responsibility as well.

However, Mariano de Paco, head of Madrid's Regional Department of Culture, Tourism, and Sports, offered a completely different explanation. He stated that Rayo Vallecano previously "wasted more than a month" by not submitting the required documents as requested by the administration, and only now is the club making repairs hastily.

De Paco emphasized that the Madrid regional government will not provide a specific timeline for Rayo Vallecano's return to Vallecas stadium at this time, and safety remains the top priority.

He said: "Once the Madrid regional government receives an audit report confirming the stadium's safety – and not merely relying on Rayo Vallecano's own assessment – the stadium will be reopened."

"We certainly hope Rayo Vallecano will return to playing at their stadium as soon as possible, but only under the condition that the stadium meets the required standards and is properly maintained."

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