Levante fans greeted footballer Pepelu, who was trained at the club but is now playing for rival Valencia, with chants of hatred and various insults. "Pepelu, you are a rat!" was shouted. Notes with the player's face were thrown in his direction. Video @Dep COPEValencia | 🐸🦇 🔊 The return of Pepelu to Ciutat 🔙 Almost 1,000 days after his departure from @Levante UD to @valenciacf, Pepelu returns to Orriols 💶 Chants against him and printed bills with his face 🔥 At 18:30 in @tjcope #Derbivalenciano on COPE pic.twitter.com/e Lj AG6xb Wx Pepelu was a starter for the Che team, which defeated Levante, coached by Luís Castro, 2-0. He returned to his former club's stadium for the first time since 2023, the year Levante lost the La Liga playoff to Alavés and was relegated to the second division. ✍️ 2032 ♾ @pepelug8 ♾ ℹ️ https://t.co/DPfk0oqi XR pic.twitter.com/f Dvo5xn VSJ After the relegation, Pepelu signed a 10-year renewal, signaling his love for the club. However, this quickly cooled, as months later, he moved to the rivals for €5M.
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Spain Levante Levante UD remains central to this story.
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