After having achieved their first away victory of the season at the Carlos Belmonte last Friday (2-5), Deportivo is now warming up to face a key month of October, full of official matches.
Five events that seem decisive to put the ground in the middle regarding the relegation zone, which the squad of Imanol Idiakez has left behind with the three points won in Albacete.
Three of the aforementioned October matches at Dépor will be played with the field factor in favor, that is, under the protection of the always faithful Riazor fans.
Next Sunday the 6th at 2:00 p.m. the A Coruña coliseum will host an attractive duel against another team recently promoted from Primera RFEF, a Málaga team that marred last weekend a remarkable start to the season, in which they did not know defeat in their first six appearances. Unfortunately for the team led by Sergio PellicerElche gave them a resounding 0-3 that they want to forget as soon as possible.
In the second event of the month of October, Dépor will visit Martínez Valero de Elche on Sunday the 13th at 9:00 p.m., one of the teams with the largest budget in the Second Division that has just won with authority in La Rosaleda. It will be a match between two old acquaintances. Not in vain, the A Coruña victory against Fuenlabrada on the last day of the League indirectly allowed the people from Elche to compete in a promotion playoff through which they would be promoted to First Division.
On Saturday the 19th at 4:15 p.m. a modest team like Eldense pays a visit to the Riazor field, with the aim of being able to ring the bell in a historic fiefdom; The match will be presided over by the circumstance of the return home of Ian Mackaya goalkeeper who changed his scene in the last winter market after Deportivo dispensed with his services.
Despite its modest status, the Nuevo Pepico Amat team has started the competition without complexes and holds eighth position in the Hypermotion League.
After the clash against Elda and on a weekday, the blue and white team will dust off their suitcases to face a complicated trip to the Ciutat de Valencia, home of a Levante team that currently occupies the lead in the Second Division, with 14 points, tied with Burgos and Santander Racing.
The granota have in their ranks authentic banners of the First Division such as Jose Luis Morales, Vicente Iborra or the goalkeeper Andres Fernandez.
This commitment has been scheduled for Thursday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m. A day in which few Dépor fans will predictably be able to accompany those from Idiakez in a prestigious event.
To close a demanding month of October, Deportivo will return home to settle a fight against one of the clubs that has opened the curtain of the League with greater intensity, a Racing de Santander that was surprised this Monday by the humble Cartagena at the El Sardinero stadium.
The match against the Cantabrians, who will surely be surrounded by hundreds of fans in the stands, has been set for Sunday the 27th starting at 4:15 p.m.