Derby futurologists. Heroes, villains, dreams and ninety minutes that stop the archipelago’s hourglass. The lyric of the soul. “Aitor Sanz is the new Suso, I can’t see him,” explains Marcos Santana, who bought two tickets to witness the Canarian classic with his father. The yellow club yesterday began the sale of the 20,000 seats for non-subscribers at ticket offices 7 and 8 of Gran Canaria -in Curva and next to the Store-. At 10:00 am the first queues had formed and the first day exceeded 200 seats sold for the UD-Tenerife on Saturday, October 16 (5:15 pm, Movistar Vamos). Javier Hernández Navarro, 45, starts the dialectical catwalk. «Win in Almería would be a guarantee of the full [32.000 almas]. Two crucial games arrive; important to gauge how far we can go ”, emphasizes the fan, who evokes the classics of the eighties.
From Narciso and Koke Contreras to the sobriety of the whole. For Santiago Romero, 63, the key to the success of Mel’s painting to crush Ramis’s line-up is “the whole.” «It is useless for Viera, Pejiño, Moleiro and Jesé to shine if later there is no rigorous defensive work. I predict a victory (2-0) for UD. Of course, suffering. And it is in our DNA, suffering is part of our history.
The passion of the classic Canarian is enjoyed as a couple. Domingo Ortiz and Juana Jiménez are inclined for an agonizing victory (2-1). “Controlling the game, competing with personality … Viera is the differential element, thus improving the teammates”, emphasizes Ortiz. For Jiménez, Jesé finally finds peace. «He is a braggart, little by little he regains his star status. We are pleased; but he must not lose heart, ”she confesses with a maternalistic point. The team from Gran Canaria prevailed (1-0) last season at the ‘Ortolazo’ and then tied at Heliodoro (1-1) with a great goal from Cantabrian Sergio Ruiz.
Marcos Santana will witness the Canarian rivalry with his father. He is another of the dreamers in the queue at gate 8. «I have it clear, yellow triumph by (3-1) with so many from Jesé, Pejiño and Viera; they are in a great moment of form ». When looking for the new enemy in the stands, after the withdrawal of Suso Santana, it is clear to him. «I can’t see Aitor Sanz [encadena nueve temporadas en el cuadro chicharrero y es uno de los capitanes]; with the departure of Suso, as he is the number one candidate for the whistle, “he adds.
‘Vicentazo’ and Lobera’s blunder
In the memory of Marcos Santana, Vicente Gómez’s goal derby (1-0) -in May 2014-, as well as the painful (3-0) at Heliodoro -December 2013-. Both Ricardo’s maximum penalty and the two torpedoes of Ayoze Pérez to execute Sergio Lobera. The UD technician warmed up the preview in the press room. “I would never play with Tenerife.” It was the target of Heliodorus’ wrath. For Juan Bareto, there is no middle ground. He opts for the ‘little hand’. “UD will win (5-0), we deserve a great afternoon of football.”
Mel and Ramis’ obsession
José Antonio González Rodríguez, known as the ‘Palillo’, considers that Las Palmas and Tenerife share conceptions of the game. They attack in movies, they defend by leaving fissures. “The center of the field and the attack is a mine, but the defense is a pit.”
«There will not be many goals, the derbies with high tension matches. Everything happens (…) We yellow are lucky, we must consider ourselves lucky. Mel is the best coach in the category and a very attractive game arrives; but Ramis also has his script.
Testimonials from the first day of ticket sales for a first post-pandemic classic. The team from Tenerife is fourth in the table, while the yellows are sixth. The two representative Canaries beat in the privileged zone. For Mel, a high-risk departure to Almería, while Ramis receives Amorebieta. UD executives are betting on the full. The party of the record breath with masks.
