The Canary Islands begin to dream. And it makes it very strong. If football is the most important of the least important things, Tenerife and Las Palmas are their banners in a territory that is excited again, after a long time, with two teams that have gone hand in hand in this first stretch of the season in Second and that they are, tied, to a single point of direct promotion positions.
The blue and white team, trained by a Ramis who is on his way to completing a year at the helm of the chicharrero bench, he is third and has 27 points to his credit, obtained in eight victories and three draws (He has lost another four games). While, the yellow box, led by a Pepe Mel who seems to have found stability on the island, is fourth, also with 27 points, after adding seven wins, six draws and having conceded only two defeats, the one that has lost the least together with Zaragoza so far.
Because, The Canary Islands are already dreaming with their eyes open. Almería, leader with 34 points, seems distant, but the second place occupied by Eibar and the possibility of playing the promotion promotion looks closer and closer.
The goal was to save
And it is that, accustomed to starting recent seasons grieving in the lower zone and imagining that it will be time to suffer again, Tenerife fans rub their eyes for these 27 points what do they have tied with their archrivals of the island opposite. But, little by little, the team has been giving reason to believe. Ramis’s men win away from home almost as naturally as they do at Heliodoro, something that lately seemed like a utopia. In addition, the team has a game pattern and despite the rotations, the idea has not weakened.
Something similar has happened with Las Palmas, which in summer He accumulated three seasons roaming Second after that sad decline in 2018. In the summer the objective was to achieve 50 points, of permanence as soon as possible but those of Mel seem to be ready for greater heights.
Now everything is illusion. In bars, squares and family gatherings, people talk about Tenerife and Las Palmas. And you dream big, because what if this year yes?
Tenerife improves Oltra’s start
Beyond the sensations, the statistics also feed the blue and white illusion. Is that with 27 points in 15 games, this Tenerife improves the beginning of José Luis Oltra’s campaign that ended with the last promotion to First Division. In that 2008-09 academic year, the chicharreros totaled, at this point, 21 and were in tenth place.
Viera and Jesé respond in Las Palmas
The arrival of Jonathan Viera was the icing on the cake for a team that delights his fans. The yellow 21 adds two goals and one assist in the seven games he has been able to play, and in his absence, the emergency of Jesé, who renewed for a year and accumulates six goals and five assists, ensure that Las Palmas can continue dreaming.