The Senol Günes stadium in Trabzon experienced an intense moment of emotion on Thursday evening, when welcoming the first leg of the Europa League Conference, between Trabzonspor and the Swiss FC Basel (1-0). When the two teams entered the lawn, the Turkish supporters deployed a large tifo in tribute to the victims of the earthquake which occurred on February 6, which killed more than 41,000 people, according to a still provisional report, in the south-east. of the country and in Syria.
We could see a baby saved by a rescuer, whose helmet bears multiple flags in reference to international solidarity after this disaster. The message “Thank you” appears on the armband of the rescuer, flanked by a German shepherd responsible for locating the missing in the rubble. Behind the tifo, a large banner announced: “We will always be together, we will heal our wounds”.
After the only goal of the match, scored by Dane Jens Stryger LarsenTrabzonspor players gathered and waved a Turkish flag, still in solidarity with the victims of the disaster.