There are those who cling to history to find some loophole to tie themselves and prevent pessimism from invading before the agonizing end of the season. sporting is one of the nine clubs that have always competed in the two main categories of Spanish football; Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Athletic Club, Atlético de Madrid, Valencia CF, RCD Espanyol, Sevilla FC and Real Sociedad are the other eight. However, the possibility of relegation of the team from Gijón to the former Second B, now the First RFEF, is more real today than last week.
The victories of Real Sociedad B in Fuenlabrada has complicated the life of Sporting to unknown limits until now, since they have been placed just two points away from the rojibancos. Therefore, sportinguismo sees very close to the abyss through which entities of the same coat have passed.
Just taking a look at the Cantabrian Cornice, there are the examples of Oviedo, Racing, Alavés or the most recent Deportivo from La Coruna. And this last one is a mirror where nobody wants to look at themselves in Gijón, because it ended up going down in very similar circumstances to those that Sporting is now experiencing.
Dépor lost its place in professional football two seasons ago and that also faced the last four days with a four-point advantage. In the absence of three he even had one more than Sporting now.
With four games to go, Deportivo had those four points over Oviedo. As if the advantage was not enough, the Galician team had three other cushion teams with that relegation, Málaga, Albacete and Numancia. Well, in those four days, Deportivo was only able to add three points and ended up descending because he fell into danger positions on the penultimate day and became dependent on the rest of his rivals on the last. The victory over Fuenlabrada (2-1) in that last episode at the Riazor was of no use.
The outlook is very gloomy, therefore, for Sporting they have only managed seven points in five of the last eleven games disputed. They are what have happened with José Luis Martí (10) and now with Abelardo on the bench. The Mallorcan took charge of the team with the descent to nine points and left it to four, while the smurf He took it to four and now he has it to half. The next day, against Girona in El Molinón, will be vital, this time the term has never been better applied. Real Sociedad B receives Almería, while Huesca will be the visitor in Amorebieta.