The Real Betis President, Manuel Domínguez Platas, expressed his regret at the great loss suffered with the passing of Sebastián Alabanda. "It is a sad loss for his family because Sebastián was also the patriarch for his entire family... It is also an irreparable loss for the Betis family, in addition to the loss for the Board of Directors because despite only being with us for a few weeks he managed to establish an important empathy with all the members of the Board, as well as with Alexis. Of course it will be very difficult to find someone with comparable talent and characteristics to take his place on the Board" said the President on leaving the funeral home: "May he rest in peace, and may the family find solace for his loss soon".