«The objective is promotion, but we do not have it set in stone. If we don't do it, it is not a failure. Given the level of the league, finishing second or third would be very worthy. This is what the president of the Leyma Básquet Coruña, Pablo de Amallo, to the great goal of the orange entity in the 2025-26 season. The leader of the A Coruña club was in the specialized basketball program Our Basketballwhere he reviewed the team's news. «There is a lot of league ahead and the rivals will take the lead. I hope we fulfill the dream of returning to ACB, but we are going to be cautious,” he insisted.
The orange president spoke of Mencia case, the great cross of the season so far. «When it arises, the first thing we do is separate it from the discipline of the group, but I had a contract and our internal regulations did not say anything about this type of situation. In the end, we had a meeting with him and his agent to reach an exit agreement that was satisfactory for the player and, above all, for the club. “We decided to postpone the communication of the decision for a few days to announce the replacement (Dino Radoncic) immediately,” he said.
Pablo de Amallo He highlighted that playing in the Coliseum It is “fundamental” for Leyma, although it is a “more expensive” option than the Palacio de los Deportes. “We couldn't put 5,500 subscribers anywhere else, it's all for the show,” commented the A Coruña president. Regarding the social mass, he explained that “the club's project could not be carried out without the fans” and praised his predecessors: “In A Coruña there has always been a fan of basketball. Hieronymus Bosch, the Surveys… The previous directive, with Roberto Cibeira y Juan Carlos Herrerowas the great architect of this achievement. “They created the illusion that they could be at the top and they did, they took the team to ACB,” he said. In this regard, he announced that the A second round of the subscriber campaign will open on December 17coinciding with the home derby against COB, and wished a successful 2026 in which “injuries respect” the squad.
Via: The Opinion A Coruña
