Yesterday, for the first time, a solution was put on the table, which is not official or liked by everyone, to unclog the crisis in Second after the wave of COVID-19 infected in Fuenlabrada (26 at the moment). After an exchange of press releases and after the Madrid club proposed to wait or abide by more drastic decisions, LaLiga decided to transfer the Competition Committee that definitively suspends Deportivo-Fuenlabrada, postponed on the last day due to the appearance of positives, “due to the impossibility to find a date. ” The novelty has a direct consequence: Elche would play the Playoff if the Committee dependent on the RFEF ratifies the employers' desire. Competition expects to rule tomorrow or Wednesday and those affected, who can present allegations until this Tuesday (Elche withdrew them), could still appeal.
If LaLiga manages to execute its plan, Elche would finish the season sixth and face Zaragoza in a semifinal. The other would be Almería-Girona. LaLiga, as announced by Cope and confirmed by AS, has proposed that the tours, in Elche and Almería, be held on July 30 and the laps, in Montilivi and Zaragoza, on August 2. The finals, on August 5 (one way) and 8-9 (return). The Depor, which LaLiga has asked for PCR, and Numancia would go down to Segunda B as the competition has already determined. Fuenlabrada would finish the course outside the Playoff without being able to find the missing point.
The gestation of all this cataract of news originated with a statement from the Fuenlabrada in which he claimed to want to play in Riazor, but in which he acknowledged that he would “abide” without reporting that he was not allowed. After a few minutes, LaLiga picked up the thrown glove and showed its “absolute appreciation” for this generosity and, with a free hand, took the opportunity to reactivate LaLiga Smartbank: “In this situation, and aware of the impossibility of setting an even probable date, LaLiga has transferred to Competition its agreement with the definitive suspension due to exceptional reasons and / or force majeure. Also, LaLiga will communicate to the RFEF that Elche will play the Playoff ”.
The news was of such depth that the Fuenla was forced to clarify that it “does not resign” and that Competition and even the CSD have yet to decide. For this reason, the employers also clarified their statement. Both institutions criticized each other in private and were conciliatory in public. What came next had more interpretations. Elche thanked Fuenlabrada for the decision (“the excellent season you have made will remain in everyone's eyes”) and many of the First and Second clubs praised LaLiga and Fuenla in their networks in a movement that, others who did not act Likewise, they saw as coordinated, due to temporal coincidence, content, and because more than one president defended hours before the record the opposite position to that adopted institutionally. In addition, Tebas wanted to be so grateful on Twitter that he ended up taking responsibility for the trip to A Coruña: “Dear managers, players, technicians and employees of Fuenlabrada, you followed all the instructions that LaLiga gave you, the only person responsible for the trip is me, who made that decision. Nobody else. Soccer owes you one. Take heart, this opportunity will come. ”
To conclude, the statement from the Fuenlabrada staff arrived, angry with their entity, since they saw their official note as a surrender and because, shortly before, their president had transferred them that they would do everything possible to play. The footballers say they are “outraged”, they see themselves as “the only ones affected” and offer a unique alternative: “We demand to play.” Meanwhile, the son of Thebes, a Fuenla lawyer, stoked the RFEF and the CSD, the Depor threatened and one of their pillars charged the father Thebes: “You have them very fat.” The crisis continues. As the investigation of the Xunta, the Community and the Prosecutor's Office.