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Atlético Malagueño

Funes: “The team has had a fantastic year”

Atlético Malagueño head coach Funes spoke to MCFTV following the team's promotion to Segunda Federación. “We’ve been chasing this for a long time, and we finally achieved it,” he stated.

Mission accomplished

“The goal was for our players to be able to feature with the first team and establish themselves there. During this stage, many of them have had that opportunity. And now we had this big dream of achieving our second goal, which was promotion. We’ve been chasing this for a long time, and we finally achieved it.”

Fantastic year

“Everything went perfectly. Immediate goals give you the opportunity to do your best, and in this case, it was to finish in first place. One thing is what you imagine, and another is what actually happens. I believe the lads have had a fantastic year.”

Historic promotion

“These are historic moments. I believe this is the third promotion since we were in Tercera, there have only been three promotions. The one with Antonio Tapia, the one with Dely, and now this one. It’s not easy to climb up, just ask a giant like Jaén. We need to make the most of this category and find a context that gives them the opportunity to be better.”

Step up in quality

“They will find environments that are much closer to those of the first team. The difficulty will be greater, and that challenge will make them better. That part will be very useful.”