Valladolid came back to stay

The Royal Valladolid He returned to the elite on the fast track in May after just one year in the Second Division. Last May he signed his ninth promotion to the First under the leadership of a Pacheta who will try to stay in the category without the support of big signings and under the watch of a Ronaldo Nazário who, from the presidency, brought joy back in Pucela since arriving three years ago.

Although the 2021-2022 competition started slightly, with almost the same squad from last year in the First Division, on May 29, 2022, in a tight finish, they managed to finish second, tied on 81 points with the first, Almería, achieving direct ascent

This is the fifth promotion from Pucelano in the last three decades since the mythical promotion in 1993, which marked the beginning of a wonderful decade in which the Pucelanos remained unbroken in the First Division. And this is, surely, the goal this year: to stay among the best. With the base of important players from last season (Masip, Weissman, Roque Mesa…) and exciting additions (Asenjo, Escudero, Gonzalo Plata…), the Castilian team.

The figure: Weissman will lead the attack again

Although he will not start the season due to injury and will miss a month and a half of competition, Israeli striker Shon Weissman (26), the team’s top scorer last season, will once again lead the attack. We have to hope that the interest the striker has sparked in some history in Europe is nothing more than that and the footballer continues to wear the violet-and-white.

The coach: Pacheta for the challenge of survival

José Rojo Pacheta, an experienced coach and specialist in promotions, will once again take the reins of a Valladolid team whose goal should be to remain in the elite of Spanish football. The miracle of the man from Burgos achieved two promotions to the First Division in three seasons: with Elche and with Pucela. And that is what Ronaldo relies on so that the team settles in the category. Experience is not lacking.