Real Madrid have put a replica of the Copa del Rey trophy on display at their stadium after the original was crushed amid the celebrations following their 1-0 final win over Barcelona.
The replacement is on display at the club's trophy museum inside the Bernabéu Stadium after the owner of the Madrid jewellers that made the trophy, Federico Alegre, raced back from Wednesday's match in Valencia to deliver the spare.
"I always make a spare in case something unexpected happens, lest (King Juan Carlos) be left with nothing to give out. The spare has been ready for a long time," Alegre told daily newspaper El Mundo.
The "something" happened in the early hours of Thursday morning in Madrid when defender Sergio Ramos dropped the trophy from the open-top deck of the team bus as he waved to supporters who were celebrating the triumph in the Spanish capital.
The trophy fell right in front of the vehicle, but the driver didn't notice the incident and accidentally drove straight over the silverware.
Emergency services gathered up the pieces and put them inside the bus after it stopped.
"It was a fall of five meters, a bus ran over it, it has lost pieces, the base is destroyed and the rest is dented," added Alegre.
"I am not sad or even angry. These things happen, it will be another anecdote to be told in the future."
In case you missed it, here's the moment when slippery fingered Ramos dropped the trophy.
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| A child looks at the Copa del Rey replica on display at the museum of the Santiago Bernabéu Photo: Getty Images |
The replacement is on display at the club's trophy museum inside the Bernabéu Stadium after the owner of the Madrid jewellers that made the trophy, Federico Alegre, raced back from Wednesday's match in Valencia to deliver the spare.
"I always make a spare in case something unexpected happens, lest (King Juan Carlos) be left with nothing to give out. The spare has been ready for a long time," Alegre told daily newspaper El Mundo.
The "something" happened in the early hours of Thursday morning in Madrid when defender Sergio Ramos dropped the trophy from the open-top deck of the team bus as he waved to supporters who were celebrating the triumph in the Spanish capital.
The trophy fell right in front of the vehicle, but the driver didn't notice the incident and accidentally drove straight over the silverware.
Emergency services gathered up the pieces and put them inside the bus after it stopped.
"It was a fall of five meters, a bus ran over it, it has lost pieces, the base is destroyed and the rest is dented," added Alegre.
"I am not sad or even angry. These things happen, it will be another anecdote to be told in the future."
In case you missed it, here's the moment when slippery fingered Ramos dropped the trophy.
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