From 7 points in December to holding its fate in its own hands: CD Estepona will fight for survival in a 90-minute match in Yecla

There was a time when it was all about survival.

Picking up points however we could.

Hanging in there.

Not falling apart.

That time is over.

CD Estepona is in a different place now.

A very different one.

One that seemed impossible just a few months ago:

relying on ourselves.

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From December… to now

We can’t forget the reality.

15 matchdays.

7 points.

Second-to-last.

No margin.

No safety net.

No signs of hope.

And from there…

to here.

43 points.

Out of the direct relegation zone.

Tied with mid-table teams.

And with one final matchday ahead where everything depends on what they do.

It’s not an improvement.

It’s a complete turnaround.

A final matchday that decides everything

There’s no more.

There’s no after.

No margin for error.

Sunday.

12:00 PM.

All at once.

And a clear scenario:

90 minutes to decide how the season ends.

What Estepona needs

The math isn’t simple.

But the idea is.

Win.

Because a win takes you to 46 points.

And puts you in a very strong position to secure direct survival.

The goal is no longer to avoid relegation.

That’s already done.

Estepona has, at the very least, secured a spot in the relegation play-offs.

Now the challenge is different.

More demanding.

More ambitious.

to avoid it.

A draw might do the trick.

But it would depend on other results.

Losing…

forces you to face the scenario you’ve been avoiding for months:

not deciding your own fate.

A matchup that changes everything

There’s a key detail.

La Unión and Salerm are facing off against each other.

That means one thing:

they can’t both win.

And that opens a real door.

An opportunity.

A real one.

Meanwhile, Atlético Antoniano visits Real Jaén.

Another demanding match.

Another open scenario.

Everything is in motion.

Everything changes.

Everything is decided at once.

The opponent is also in the mix

Yeclano Deportivo isn’t just going through the motions either.

With 43 points.

In the same zone.

And with things at stake.

That makes the match very clear:

there will be no concessions.

There will be no truce.

It will be a real match.

No need to reinvent anything

The path is already laid out.

There’s no need to change anything.

This team has made it this far with one idea:

press.

compete.

go.

go out to win.

And that doesn’t change now.

Because that’s what brought them here.

Much more than just staying up

This isn’t just about staying up.

It’s about everything behind it.

About what’s been built.

About what’s been changed.

About what’s been proven.

Because what this team has achieved isn’t just a streak.

It’s a transformation.

Since the arrival of Julen Guerrero.

Since the work of Manolo Sánchez.

Since a different way of understanding the club.

And that…

is important.

This is real now

It’s no longer a hypothesis.

It’s not a fantasy.

It’s not a narrative.

It’s a reality.

Estepona is there.

With options.

With reasons.

With one last chance.

One left

Just one.

To seal the deal.

To confirm it.

To turn months of work into something definitive.

On Sunday…

It’s not just another game.

It’s not just another matchday.

It’s the moment.

The point where everything is decided.

Because after everything we’ve been through…

after everything we’ve fought for…

after everything that seemed impossible…

Estepona is 90 minutes away from avoiding the relegation playoff.

And those 90 minutes… could make the difference between surviving… or taking it one step further.