Super Depor are on their way back, led by the sacrifices of Lucas Pérez | Sid Lowe
Former La Liga winners have been languishing in Spain’s third tier but, led by their devoted captain, hope is returning
There was a moment late in Deportivo de La Coruña’s win over Barcelona on Sunday in which they got a corner and Lucas Pérez went to take it, gazing up at Riazor en route. When he got there, bouncing the ball before laying it down by the flag, he held out his arm for the linesman to inspect and leant in to whisper something. The linesman leant back, looked at the evidence presented and nodded. Then he smiled. It was true what Depor’s captain said: the hairs on his arm really were standing on end.
You and everyone else, Lucas.
