Finish the season well. It is understandable that yesterday's defeat in Fuenlabrada punctured the balloon of illusion and disappointed many fans who dreamed of the possibility of Malaga getting hooked on the fight for promotion. But it could not be. The Fuenlabreño team was much superior and if it is not for Dano Barrio, the result, quietly, could be scandal. The way to maintain competitive tension is to convey that the goal of permanence must still be closed by reaching 52 points or rushing the options of fighting for something else. This Malaga has done enough saving not only the category (except catastrophe) but also avoiding the disappearance of the entity.
More judge than part. With six days to go, Málaga will be an indirect protagonist in the fight for direct promotion because it has to face nothing less than Espanyol, Mallorca, Leganés and Girona. The other two rivals are Oviedo, who may be in trouble and Castellón who will come, in all probability, risking his life.
Few professional chips. Jozabed (fracture of the third metacarpal of his left hand) and Benkhemassa (broken fibers) may miss the remaining games to finish the championship. To this we must add that Josua Mejías and Luis Muñoz are still in the recovery process and that Orlando Sá has spent the whole season without contributing absolutely anything because of his tight physical condition. 13 de facto professionals to whom Sergio Pellicer must dose in addition to praying that no one contracts the dreaded coronavirus. That will be essential.
The Pellicer Renovation. The coach acknowledged at the press conference last Friday that he had a proposal from Manolo Gaspar to extend his stay at La Rosaleda for another season. The preparer takes an answer, we suppose, until he mathematically seals salvation. If everything continues as expected, it is normal for Pellicer to sign that new contract.
The month of Yanis Rahmani. This week there have been contacts between the sports management of Málaga and Yanis Rahmani's agents in search of formulas to make their continuity in Costa del Sol viable. The Malaga team has this May as a margin to make effective with Almería an unviable option of purchase amounting to one million euros.
Málaga joined the institutional protestl. How could it be otherwise, Málaga joined the complaint of institutional index (that is, LaLiga) against that Superliga project considered by modest clubs as detrimental to their growth and that worries UEFA because, if if he went ahead, his iron monopoly would end.
Larrubia double. This is another example of how well Málaga has shot from the quarry. In yesterday's call for Atlético Malagueño against Huétor Tájar, these players have played or were at least called up at least once for the first team. Gonzalo, Quintana, Mini, Julio, Juan Cruz, Eu, Larrubia, De la Osa, Hoyos, Mike, Fomba and Haitam. Larrubia made a double, He played on Saturday against Fuenlabrada and on Sunday in this third match against the Granada team.