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The Trejo home is abuzz in the late afternoon.

Óscar (Santiago del Estero, Argentina, 1988) attends EL MUNDO with the background noise of his three children.

The fourth is on the way.

He is the captain of a Rayo who daydreams about the Cup final. The captain who watches over values ​​that go beyond football.

One always looks for happiness and you seem to have found it.

What does Rayo Vallecano mean in your life? It is a special club.

I feel comfortable as soon as I walk in and greet the security guys, the gardeners, the doctor... It's like a club where I've spent my whole life.

They are very close people, who give you everything and the only thing they ask of you is that you accompany them, listen to them and be in their day to day.

It is a humble club, but with tremendous values ​​that nowadays are difficult to find. They say that Vallecas scores. Quite a lot.

The most important thing is that people live it in a different way.

That in the end motivates you, demands you and makes you see that, although the team does not fight for titles, it does fight for values ​​that must be shown year after year. What is so special about that captain's armband that he now wears? Many things.

When I first came here,

in 2010, they told me that people are not going to ask you to be the best every weekend, to win titles, to win every game... simply that you wear it with pride and show the values ​​that this shirt demands. The communion between the team and the stands is total, but it seems that there is an insurmountable gap between the fans and the board.

Why? Lately, I've talked a lot and I've always been honest.

The only thing I can add is that we need a little more communication.

That they sit down and can say: “So far”.

Doing that would solve many problems and the club could take a leap forward, which is the only thing that separates the board and the fans. Logically, the controversy over the audios of the women's Rayo coach, Carlos Santino, will also have reached the locker room .

It is obvious and I understand the protests of the people.

If the board were a little smarter... There are millions of coaches.

I don't know [Santino] and I didn't know what had happened.

But the board has to be smarter and not get into another problem.

Here they ask you for some things in accordance with the values ​​of Rayism. Values ​​must always be above football. Totally.

In this club it has always been like that.

The same would happen to us if the audio comes out of a coach who has spoken ill of the locker room and it so happens that Iraola is kicked out and the coach who was killing us is brought in.

You say, "Ugh, if you know what he said..."

If you bring it, it's like a bomb.

In the feminine it seemed that it would not transcend, but the response of the people has been seen.

They are with the girls.

There are millions of trainers.

I don't know [Santino] and I didn't know what had happened.

But the board has to be smarter and not get into another problem.

Here they ask you for some things in accordance with the values ​​of Rayism. Values ​​must always be above football. Totally.

In this club it has always been like that.

The same would happen to us if the audio comes out of a coach who has spoken ill of the locker room and it so happens that Iraola is kicked out and the coach who was killing us is brought in.

You say, "Ugh, if you know what he said..."

If you bring it, it's like a bomb.

In the feminine it seemed that it would not transcend, but the response of the people has been seen.

They are with the girls.

There are millions of trainers.

I don't know [Santino] and I didn't know what had happened.

But the board has to be smarter and not get into another problem.

Here they ask you for some things in accordance with the values ​​of Rayism. Values ​​must always be above football. Totally.

In this club it has always been like that.

The same would happen to us if the audio comes out of a coach who has spoken ill of the locker room and it so happens that Iraola is kicked out and the coach who was killing us is brought in.

You say, "Ugh, if you know what he said..."

If you bring it, it's like a bomb.

In the feminine it seemed that it would not transcend, but the response of the people has been seen.

They are with the girls.

But the board has to be smarter and not get into another problem.

Here they ask you for some things in accordance with the values ​​of Rayism. Values ​​must always be above football. Totally.

In this club it has always been like that.

The same would happen to us if the audio comes out of a coach who has spoken ill of the locker room and it so happens that Iraola is kicked out and the coach who was killing us is brought in.

You say, "Ugh, if you know what he said..."

If you bring it, it's like a bomb.

In the feminine it seemed that it would not transcend, but the response of the people has been seen.

They are with the girls.

But the board has to be smarter and not get into another problem.

Here they ask you for some things in accordance with the values ​​of Rayism. Values ​​must always be above football. Totally.

In this club it has always been like that.

The same would happen to us if the audio comes out of a coach who has spoken ill of the locker room and it so happens that Iraola is kicked out and the coach who was killing us is brought in.

You say, "Ugh, if you know what he said..."

If you bring it, it's like a bomb.

In the feminine it seemed that it would not transcend, but the response of the people has been seen.

They are with the girls.

The same would happen to us if the audio comes out of a coach who has spoken ill of the locker room and it so happens that Iraola is kicked out and the coach who was killing us is brought in.

He says: "Ugh, if you know what he said ...".

If you bring it, it's like a bomb.

In the feminine it seemed that it would not transcend, but the response of the people has been seen.

They are with the girls.

The same would happen to us if the audio comes out of a coach who has spoken ill of the locker room and it so happens that Iraola is kicked out and the coach who was killing us is brought in.

He says: "Ugh, if you know what he said ...".

If you bring it, it's like a bomb.

In the feminine it seemed that it would not transcend, but the response of the people has been seen.

They are with the girls.

Óscar Trejo, at the Vallecas Stadium.ÁNGEL RIVEROMARCA

Let's go back to Oscar Trejo.

When pronouncing his name it seems that he has spent his whole life in Spain.

Has football changed a lot? The truth is that it has.

I was lucky enough to arrive in Mallorca with many Argentines, they received me very well and from there my journey in Spain began.

The years have passed very quickly.

One always remembers the first time.

Now I am very happy for the present and for all these years that we have been here.Where was his passion for football born?My passion is born for the family.

I tried other sports such as cycling and basketball, but at the age of nine I began to opt for football.He arrived in Spain young (19 years old).

Do you miss the land? Being young, the change is great.

It costs, especially if you come alone.

But in the end one fights for a dream and these are, let's say, the floor rights (toll) that we have to pass.

So,

happy because all the effort has been worth it.

Sometimes it has been hard, but the desire to become a footballer here in Spain has weighed more heavily and that has helped me to continue in the worst moments. I understand that bad times have happened. you are 20 years old, the only thing you want to do, and the most important thing, is to play.

When you don't play, many questions come to you.

You wonder if it's worth being... the typical thing when one is down.

I have always been lucky that my desire and my goal have weighed more than in those moments when one considers throwing in the towel. Now he is one of the veterans of the team.

Is he more of a teacher or is he still a student? The years give you experience and a little more reflection in each moment that you have to live.

It is no longer the craziness of when you were younger.

One is always learning from veteran colleagues, from young people as well and, of course, from the technicians who touch you. Has age made you more sincere? In the end there comes a time when you have had so many colleagues and you have gone through So many changing rooms that in this world, the more sincere and real you are, the better people respond. Does the Trejo footballer of Trejo change a lot as a person? We are very similar.

We have a family, we are expecting our fourth child, and our week, both mine and my wife's, is on the boys' side.

We wanted to create a family and we thank God for having above all health to be able to enjoy them.

We are of a good age that allows us to be active. Are you one of those who think about football all day or switch off when you take off your boots? No, I switch off a lot.

I try not to watch too much football.

Obviously,

When there is a relevant match for the championship or the Champions League, I follow it.

The only thing I do is record the games we play to see them later and correct something.

Little more. A few months ago he surpassed Wilfred as the foreigner with the most appearances in Rayo.

People in Vallecas will stop you on the street.

Do you feel like a legend? People are very nice and polite.

Some stop you and wave at you, but they are very respectable.

You feel happy for what you are doing at the club.

One would never have imagined this in 2010. I do not believe that all this is happening.

People in Vallecas will stop you on the street.

Do you feel like a legend? People are very nice and polite.

Some stop you and wave at you, but they are very respectable.

You feel happy for what you are doing at the club.

One would never have imagined this in 2010. I do not believe that all this is happening.

People in Vallecas will stop you on the street.

Do you feel like a legend? People are very nice and polite.

Some stop you and wave at you, but they are very respectable.

You feel happy for what you are doing at the club.

One would never have imagined this in 2010. I do not believe that all this is happening.

Óscar Trejo kisses the Rayo shield after scoring.Miguel OsésEFE

Andoni Iraola has found the key to Lightning.

What key had to be played? The first year it took a bit until we found the equipment.

He already knew the team, the club and he knew that with promotion we had to strengthen ourselves.

He has looked for the people that he could keep adding.

We have found the balance of winning games and becoming strong as locals, which in the end meant that half a stay meant winning home games.

This is how we are doing it. I imagine that the arrival of Radamel Falcao had an impact at the time.

How has his adaptation been?Too normal, too simple.

He is a man that you cannot believe the simplicity that he handles, having gone through everything he has gone through and the clubs he has played for.

It is a privilege because having a player of his caliber makes us all better day by day.He has experienced three promotions with Rayo.

Is this Copa del Rey semi-final against Betis comparable to that? Promotions are something unique, but this moment is also very important.

Living a semifinal after 40 years, for us is great.

We are aware that we start inferior, because of the four semi-finalists we are the least favourites.

But in football anything can happen and we are prepared. Imagine that they get into the final. One thinks, but thinking too much wears you down, makes you sick and makes you miss the goal.

We cannot go beyond this match.

But in football anything can happen and we are prepared. Imagine that they get into the final. One thinks, but thinking too much wears you down, makes you sick and makes you miss the target.

We cannot go beyond this match.

But in football anything can happen and we are prepared. Imagine that they get into the final. One thinks, but thinking too much wears you down, makes you sick and makes you miss the goal.

We cannot go beyond this match.

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