Atlético Saguntino Must Overturn a Two-Goal Deficit Against La Nucía on Sunday
Atlético Saguntino host CF La Nucía on Sunday 24 May at 18:00 at the Nou Camp de Morvedre stadium in the second leg of the regional promotion playoff, needing to overturn a 1-3 first-leg deficit.
Atlético Saguntino — known in Sagunto as 'Los Romanos' (The Romans) — take on CF La Nucía at home in the second leg of the autonomous community playoff for promotion to Segunda Federación (Spain's fourth tier, established in 2021-22). After a 1-3 defeat in the away leg, with La Nucía's goals coming from Mazzocchi, Joaquín and Gorxa, the hosts need to score at least twice without conceding; Marc Palomero's 86th-minute strike kept the deficit to two.
The club was founded in 1922 and plays at the Nou Camp de Morvedre, a 2,000-capacity ground in the heart of Sagunto. Coach Guillem Beltrán is banking on a packed home stand to give his players the energy boost that a turnaround of this scale demands — the kind of tie where home advantage and crowd noise can genuinely shift momentum.
The regional final is scheduled for 31 May and 7 June; the national promotion decider will be played on 14 and 21 June. Should Saguntino progress, their opponents would be the winner of Atlético Levante versus Villarreal C. According to golsmedia.com, Sunday's second legs will determine both regional finalists.