Atlético Saguntino exit the promotion playoffs despite home win over La Nucía
Atlético Saguntino (known locally as 'los Romanos') were knocked out of the promotion playoff to Segunda Federación after their 1-0 home win proved insufficient to overturn a 3-1 first-leg deficit.
Sagunto's football club bid farewell to the season at the Nou Camp de Morvedre stadium with a victory that came too late. The 1-0 result against CF La Nucía was not enough to level the tie after a damaging 3-1 defeat in the first leg at Camilo Cano. Coach Guillem Beltrán acknowledged that the opening match was the key to the outcome and cited lack of finishing as the deciding factor. Despite the elimination, Beltrán praised a young squad that started the season merely hoping to stay up, yet finished second in the league — just one point behind the champions — and reached the playoffs. The coach paid tribute to the Sagunto fans who filled the ground for the decisive home game and highlighted the exceptional team spirit built throughout the year. Atlético Saguntino was founded on 1 July 1951 and plays its home matches at the 4,000-capacity Nou Camp de Morvedre in the Tercera Federación Group 6. Report by golsmedia.com.