The tennis player and his friends left the city yesterday, and it is believed that the Spaniard saw the Madrid-Getafe at home with his host
The lightning visit to Santander Rafael Nadal ended Pedreña yesterday, after the tennis world number two played a game of golf against Ana Patricia Botin and replenished forces with lunch at the same pitch.
Rafael Nadal and nine golf companions arrived in the early hours of the morning where they Pedreña pending a challenge against Ana Patricia Botin, chairman of Banesto, and as many teammates. With the Spaniard was his uncle Miguel Angel, former Barca player and selection of Spanish football. Among the players the team of Ana Patricia Botin included his sister Carmen.
The challenge, played in pairs, completed five to five and was finally resolved in a tiebreaker, in Hole 1, between the president of the crate and world tennis number two, and who won the first. Then the two teams had lunch at the golf facilities Pedreña. This was the second challenge playing Rafa Nadal and Ana Patricia Botin and that next year will be repeated elsewhere in the country. This is an unofficial game, played among friends.
Rafael Nadal had arrived in Santander last Friday afternoon from Bilbao, where he recorded a dramatic announcement for Banesto, home sponsorship and in which coincided with the president of the institution, Ana Patricia Botin. Both departing for a few minutes and show off their latest developments with the drive, while challenged each other to play 18 holes.
The tennis stayed at the Hotel Real with several teammates for the challenge yesterday. After greeting some people in the hall of the establishment and up to the room, went out to dinner with a large group of people. While it was initially thought that the appointment would be at a restaurant in Puerto Chico, in the end they all met at her hostess.
Yesterday afternoon, the Spaniard left Santander. Although not able to confirm, it looks like Rafa Nadal and before any more of their friends were at the home of Ana Patricia to see on television the Madrid-Getafe.