Davo, Max Svensson and Jaime Sánchez reaffirm their love for Dépor | OneFootball

The three former blue-and-white players look back on their bond before facing Penafiel against their former team

The friendly clash between RC Deportivo and FC Penafiel has a strong A Coruña flavor within the Portuguese side’s ranks. Three key names in the recent history of the blue-and-white club — Davo, Max Svensson and Jaime Sánchez — have used the occasion to revisit their enduring affection for the city and the fans of Abanca-Riazor. Davo, a hero of the promotion from Primera RFEF, admitted on A Penaltis on Radio Galega his deep gratitude toward the Galician club: "Dépor have a squad of an extremely high level. At home I never miss a match. The relationship among those of us who won promotion is really good, and my daughter was born in A Coruña". Along the same lines was Jaime Sánchez in Deportes COPE Coruña, who, after four seasons wearing the blue-and-white shirt, does not hesitate to place his time at the Herculean club on the pedestal of his career: "I’ve supported Madrid all my life, and now I support Dépor. The day we won promotion was the best day of my sporting life".

For his part, Max Svensson recalled in La Opinión A Coruña with particular nostalgia his spell at the Herculean club and his recent visit as a spectator at Deportivo’s ground during the match against Real Betis. The Nordic forward did not hesitate to praise the atmosphere at Riazor and the rapid rise of former teammates such as Yeremay Hernández: "What you feel with the fans is that it’s something else, the way they push you on. It’s madness. You could already see things in Yeremay in training; he worked every day and now you can see the result: he’s in the top flight and making the difference". Both Svensson and Jaime agreed in pointing out the excitement they feel about facing Antonio Hidalgo’s team and seeing how the squad has developed competitively.

The match also serves to highlight the modernization process underway at Penafiel following the arrival of the new ownership, linked to the investment structure of the A Coruña club. With a strong start to the league campaign and four consecutive wins in the Portuguese Second Division, the three footballers are approaching the season with the ambitious goal of promotion to Portugal’s top tier. Even so, none of them hide the fact that their eyes remain fixed on the day-to-day life of the Herculean side: "Seeing the squad Dépor have, I wouldn’t put any limits on them", Davo concluded, reflecting the feeling of a Portuguese dressing room with a blue-and-white heart.

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