The coach of the C.D. Leganés, José Luis Martí, appeared in a telematic press conference after the match that the pepineros played this Monday in Gijón against Real Sporting, corresponding to the nineteenth round of LaLiga SmartBank, which ended with a tie (1-1).
The coach assessed the match played at El Molinón: "I think we deserved the victory, we played one of the best matches of the season away from home. We took the ball away from our opponents and we had the clearest chances. The match was even, like all the other matches in the category, but in general we had more and clearer chances than our opponents. We have stolen in the opposite field and generated more opportunities in the second half. In the end we had the option of putting in centers with Rosales and Kevin Bua for the attackers and with Luis Perea, so the penalty came and we were able to tie it up. Regarding the controversial plays of the two penalties, Marti commented that "we can all make mistakes, Cuellar gives us many things and we are here to help and comfort him in his work. Normally in these actions, penalties are not called, but if the VAR has called it, it is a penalty, just like ours". Taking stock of the season so far, the Mallorcan coach said that "we could deserve more points than we have. We have done enough merits to take the game today and it has happened to us other times. But today is the reality, we compete well and we have been superior to a team that will be on top". Finally, he assured that "in 2021 I ask Covid to leave, that our fans can enter the stadium and that together we can achieve the goal".
