Port de Sagunt Pavilion to host an official Hispanos match

The Spanish senior national handball team will play an official European Championship qualifier against Italy on 6 November

The Municipal Port de Sagunt Sports Pavilion will host an official international match between the RFEBM Spanish senior national team and Italy. The Hispanos will face Italy in a qualifier for the next European Championship on 6 November at 20:30. The match, organised by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation and Sagunto Town Council, will be supported by Club Balonmano Puerto Sagunto. 

This is the most important handball event ever held in the city, as it is the first official meeting between senior national teams. In previous years, supporters were able to enjoy friendly matches, such as the one between the red-and-white club and the senior national team, with the goalkeepers exchanged (6/2/1979); the Spanish national team’s friendly against Yugoslavia (7/2/1979); and matches against Algeria and Portugal in 1985.

The red-and-white club president, Juanjo Bataller, highlights the significance of this historic milestone for the city: ‘We are delighted that this historic match is going to be held in Puerto de Sagunto, and we want to give the Spanish national team our full support’.

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