Racing players are focused on the match against San Fernando

Although everything that happened in El Arcángel de Córdoba is still fresh in their minds, the Racing players are already focused on the complicated match against San Fernando, which is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at seven in the A Malata field. Tomás Bourdal and Manel Martínez stopped by the A Malata press room to discuss team news and what happened last Saturday in Andalucia: “Córdoba was a very difficult moment for everyone,” explained the Argentine centre-back, “for the players and for the whole stadium. Thank God that the medical services were there and that they acted quickly and well. Now we have news that Gudelj is stable and has already been transferred to the facility. I wish him and his family and all his teammates the best of luck. We hope that to recover as soon as possible.”

He also explained that at that moment football took a back seat: “It was someone’s life, which is much more important than anything else,” adding that he understood the Córdoba players’ decision not to continue the match. : « At that moment, they were not there to continue the match, and neither were we. It was a delicate situation and we understood it perfectly. Now that the Federation tells us, we will play the rest of the game there again.”

Manel Martínez spoke about the ten minutes played in El Arcángel: «The two teams started the game connected to electricity, you rarely see two goals in the first ten minutes of the game. Already those first minutes showed the desire of both teams to add three points.

The striker indicated that everything is now focused on Saturday’s game against San Fernando: “At home we have to continue our good run and keep adding three by three. It is clear that, considering the tie in the upper part of the table, we will have to win away games as well. However, what we have to do is go game by game and now only think about the three points from the game against San Fernando.”

Regarding the match in Córdoba, which has yet to be played, he said: “There are three points that we cannot count on because we don’t have them yet. We have to go for the three points on Saturday, which are the ones we can win.”

Tomás Bourdal also appreciated San Fernando, a club fighting to escape from the danger zone in the table and who beat Talavera 5-1 in the last league round: “It is a team that will compete with us on an equal footing and that comes from beating Talavera. Safe I know that they will arrive with a lot of confidence and that it will be a tough game like all the others, so we have to push as hard as possible to get the win.”

recovered from injury

The player spoke about the injury he received, which kept him off the field for more than a month: “I had a pretty nasty injury, a blow to the thigh, and it’s a seven-centimeter tear. I’ve already recovered.”

Racing had Jon fall in defense, which could have opened the door, although it could not be: «The truth is, I waited so long to play and when the opportunity arose to help the team, I was not available. It’s true that the boys played outstanding games, especially in that match against Alcorcon, in which Pep Caballé and Jaume Jardí played as full-backs and they did very well.”