The Real Avilés Post
Match29 Mar 2027
Real Avilés sink to position 19
28 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.
Market29 Mar 2027
Raúl Rubio puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Real Avilés, and it is not being withdrawn.
Boardroom29 Mar 2027
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Real Avilés
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Squad29 Mar 2027
The decline has begun for Edu Campabadal
Everybody saw it before anybody said it. At 34 the numbers say 3 points down on what he was, and the question for Real Avilés is how to handle a man they owe a great deal.
Squad29 Mar 2027
Tempers go at Real Avilés
Berto Cayarga was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The dugout29 Mar 2027
No hiding place for Luis Solignac
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Luis Solignac, and the manager let it.
The dugout29 Mar 2027
A promise honoured at Real Avilés
Something was said to Guzmán and then it happened. In this industry that passes for remarkable, and the dressing room noticed faster than any supporter could.
Looking ahead29 Mar 2027
Edu Campabadal goes back to face Lugo
Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Edu Campabadal’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Real Avilés needing him to play as if none of it matters.
The dugout29 Mar 2027
Adri Gómez asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Looking ahead Home comforts ahead for Real Avilés
- Loan watch Alcorcón cannot leave Carmona out
- The dugout The manager comes out for Christian Rivera