UD Almería, the number one rival in the playoffs final. The success of the red and whites project sparks concerns in Spanish football. The Almería project is not exempt from sensitivities. The million-dollar sales that have been made year after year, the powerful squad that the red and whites have, seen as the strongest in the category, and their continued position as a candidate for promotion, have positioned the team as the rival to beat in the silver category. Not to mention, the habitual climate of tension that generates in football has turned respect into a patent animosity, which has put the fans of most of the Spanish geography in favor of Málaga. With the summer holidays just around the corner and a period without football until the World Cup begins, the eyes are on the closing of the Segunda División; specifically, on which team will accompany Racing de Santander and Deportivo de La Coruña to the top category. Two historical teams that return after long periods without tasting the caviar, rowing from the bronze category to reach the highly prized promotion. It's no surprise that the 'purists' of football see the possible Malaga promotion as the closing of a 'trio of gold' that would increase the cache of the top category, thanks to a socially undeniable larger mass than that of UD Almería. Before a Malaga project ambitious and full of canteranos, it's difficult for the red and whites to compete in foreign sympathies. There are many comments that can be seen in the fauna of social networks against the Almerienses. From criticisms like 'plastic club', in a theoretically demeritorious analogy with greenhouses, agricultural motor of the province, to downplaying a less numerous and less historical or titled fan base. Under the logic of a certain sector, Almería would not deserve the same way the victory in the playoffs final. Fortunately, sports merits are not measured by factors outside the playing field, and what happens on the green is what marks the course of the matches. Unfortunately, there is a current against teams labeled as 'artificial', like Villarreal or Getafe, which their small-town or dormitory condition sometimes takes its toll on the general narrative. Almería, being a provincial capital club, has not avoided entering this equation since the arrival of its Saudi ownership. And it's that, when a 'small' team surpasses you in ambitions, budget, and project, it's difficult for the rival sentiment to remain sympathetic, like when you only touched the mud and counted your successes with the fingers of one hand. The Melamed Flaco effect has harmed the club's image with the celebration of Nico Melamed in the goal of Dzodic, making a show in front of Camara, Castellón's forward, after assisting his Serbian teammate. Pure gasoline for the current against the red and whites, in an action that has been completely descontextualized from what is high-tension football. Camara, who also faced the Almería bench when the Castellonenses made the 1-2 and is known for heating up the 'por lo bajini' atmosphere, found out in his own flesh that this time he had to endure the jokes, whether or not the gesture of the Indalic extreme was esthetic. It's true that Almería has not avoided entering the equation of 'artificial' teams, and it's that, when a 'small' team surpasses you in ambitions, budget, and project, it's difficult for the rival sentiment to remain sympathetic.