A puzzle of history, memories and nostalgia will make her return AEK in New Philadelphia, exactly 19 years after the demolition of its headquarters.

There, on the same ground, tonight (20.30 – ERT 3) will open its gates a new state-of-the-art stadium that Greek football so badly needs, uniting the club’s glorious past with the present and hope for the future. future.

Documents, testimonies, but, above all, the performances of the living legends of the team, will have the opportunity to be heard and seen by the 31,000 Union fans who will fill the stadium. “Agia Sophia – OPAP Arena” at its opening and at the event that will follow.

“Agia Sophia – OPAP Arena” officially opens its doors tonight – Marinaka’s letter made a splash.

From 93-year-old Antonis Paragios, Dikefalos oldest living veteran football player, to the legendary Kostas Nestoridis and Andreas Stamatiadis, more recent Lucky Nikolaou and Christos Ardizoglu to Thomas Mavro, Dusan Bajevic, Daniel Batista, Michalis Kasapi and Demi Nikolaidis. A total of 23 club glories will be in attendance, with Mimi Papaioanno virtually absent, likely to be absent due to health issues.

Renowned journalist Giorgos Lianis, with texts edited by himself, will seek to unite the Hellenism of refugees and lost native lands, with today’s Greece and New Philadelphia, and the event will be presented by actors Natalia Dragoumis and Antonis Antoniou. The gates of the stadium will open at 17.00, PAE calls to arrive no later than 19.00. PAE Panathinaikos will be represented by Manos Mavrokoukoulakis and Leonidas Boutsikaris. It is possible that Giannis Alafouzos will take part if he solves personal problems.

As expected, no one from Olympiacos will come, Vangelis Marinakis revealed in a cheeky letter, in which he states, among other things, that his presence will bring to mind “many defeats in the AEK world” when speaking of construction issues. and the security of the stadium, but also its scandalous government funding. PAOK will be represented by Giorgos Savvidis and Makis Gagatzis, while almost all PAE SL1s will be represented.