Ponferradina dreams big in the season of its centenary and it does so, of course, at the hands of its captain, the eternal Yuri, who before the Mirandés wrote another chapter of a legend that is becoming unattainable. The Brazilian scored both goals in the Bercian victory against Mirandés, he has already been eight this season and has reached the 101 goals in the Second Division, all with the blue and white jersey.
Those two goals also allow the Brazilian to climb one more position in the Historical ranking of scorers in the silver category, in which it already occupies the fifteenth position after surpassing Salillas. Reaching Nino’s 194 goals is an impossible task, if that word is in Yuri’s dictionary, but getting into the ‘top ten’ is at your fingertips: four goals separate him from Roldán’s 105.
Despite his individual achievements, Yuri continues to be clear that football is not a matter of one person, and he repeated this in the El Toralín press room after winning against Mirandés: “I am very happy with the numbers that I have and I I have to thank my teammates. As I always say, the important thing is the team. We are in a spectacular position and we have to continue the same to stay, because it is very nice to see the Ponferradina up there“.
In a special year for Deportiva, which celebrates one hundred years of history, its captain does not hide that he keeps dreaming of playing at least one promotion playoff to First with the team of his life. For now, with Sunday’s victory, the Blue and Whites are sure to finish the first round among the top six, but Yuri warns: “The team has great merits to be up there, but there is still a long way to go and we have to learn from this game Despite having great players, we have to compete for 90 minutes, because if we don’t, it’s very difficult to win. “