The miracle of Malaga, the renewal of Pellicer and the American fund

Against all odds. Malaga has 50 points with four games to go. Virtual saved, not mathematically, from relegation to Second B and even with the feeling that the promotion playoff was possible. Few teams would have performed as Málaga has done in their circumstances: lower Second Division salary limit, 2,964 million euros, half of what De Tomás charges, 18 professional chips, judicially administered, an ERE, a squad with hardly any preseason, two players with a torn cruciate ligament (Calero and Chavarría) and in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. A miracle By the way, 'Against the wind and tide' has been the slogan of this campaign for Málaga. Nor that painted.

The renovation of Sergio Pellicer. Everything has its process and this week the contacts will continue to finalize details to be able to close the continuity of the Malaguista coach, at least for another season and another more optional. There should be no problems, but the coach left some enigmatic words on the press conference after the game against Mallorca: “I've been wearing a lot of wear for a year and a half and you have to think about them a lot.”

And the American group … More than a group, an investment fund. Expectation for the appearance of RedBird, acquiring 600 shares of Málaga as a positioning strategy for a future entry as a majority shareholder when legal circumstances allow it. We will have to continue to be vigilant.

Patience has its payoff. 15 calls later, Sergio Guerrero ‘Mini’ was finally able to make his debut with the first team. He left at 83 ’for Joaquín. Mini is the seventh ‘academic’ to whom Pellicer gives the alternative and the thirteenth player with a subsidiary file to have minutes.

The reflection of Juan Soriano. He played his 18th game with Málaga (two in the Cup) and did very well again, saving Málaga from a defeat against Mallorca with two superb saves. This was said as soon as the game ended: “With such a short squad, a team that was late, with all the problems that there have been… I think that this team was considered dead by everyone. But a great job has been done by everyone. With four days to go, having 50 points is a merit worthy of praise. I think it is a great job that we have done. There are 12 points at stake and we are going to get it all ”. This is called optimism.