The postponement of the first round of the promotion playoff, caused by the positives of CF Fuenlabrada, has ended by exhausting the patience of Turki Al-Sheikh , owner of UD Almería, who will change his coach again for the decisive crossing against Girona. José Gomes will replace Mario Silva on the bench to become the fifth coach of the Andalusian team in this long and tortuous season.

Last Saturday, Gomes, 49, led the Maritime on the last day of the Portuguese league, with a 3-3 against Famalicao that confirmed the good season of the Funchal team. Only a few hours later he traveled to Almería to close his engagement with the Saudi millionaire, who has not doubted the umpteenth change of helm last minute.

After the sound dismissal of José María Gutiérrez on June 26, Mario Silva took over the team. However, in seven days he could barely beat Sporting and Rayo Vallecano. His eight-point baggage was notoriously insufficient for Al-Sheikh, who at the start of the season had already dispensed with Óscar Fernández and Pedro Emanuel .

Overcome by Huesca

After a remarkable first lap, when he occupied almost constantly direct promotion positions, only behind Cádiz, the downhill of Almería began from the 28th day. From then on, he was easily overtaken by Huesca and even suffered to consolidate the fourth position, which now ensures him the second leg at the Mediterranean Games Stadium.

With all this prior baggage, the outlook is very delicate for Gomes, who has a staff full of footballers on loan from other clubs and who end their contracts in the coming weeks. In exchange, the Portuguese coach can offer his experience in the league's elite, given that in 2010 he was Jesualdo Ferreira's first assistant on the Malaga bench.

A fatal 1994

Turki Al-Sheikh's firmness with his coaches brings to mind the best times of Jesús Gil . It must be remembered that in the 1993-94 season, the former owner of Atlético de Madrid paraded six technicians on the bench: Jair Pereira , Cacho Heredia , Emilio Cruz , José Luis Romero , Iselín Santos Ovejero and Jorge D'Alessandro .

This same season, RCD Espanyol tried their luck with four coaches, who could not avoid relegation: David Gallego , Pablo Machín , Abelardo Fernández and Francisco Joaquín Pérez, Rufete . In the Second Division, Racing, Deportivo, Lugo, Oviedo and Tenerife also had this season with three different tenants on the bench.

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