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The strong security guard at the Benito Villamarín stadium in Seville stood firm: “He cannot enter with that.” “But,” replied the young green-and-white fan, “I have his annual pass here!” The guard took a few seconds to recover from his surprise, but stood firm: “Even if he has a pass, it’s dangerous, it’s forbidden to enter with a blunt object, if you or anyone throws it to the field or to another section of the grandstand, it can cause serious damage.” “How am I going to throw a funeral urn into the field?” the boy asked himself, disappointed and anguished by the refusal. But, immediately, a brilliant idea occurred to him. He went to a nearby supermarket, bought a carton of milk, emptied it in the lane of the sidewalk and, with borrowed scissors, improvised a container for his father, or rather, the ashes of his father, that would be allowed. On his deathbed, the man had asked his son to continue attending matches so he could “see” his beloved Real Betis Balompié after dying from a serious illness. Thus, in a container of harmless cardboard and with his ticket for the 1995/96 season, the deceased entered the Andalusian stadium with his obedient son to enjoy the first home game of the season, a 3-1 victory over Real Zaragoza SAD.