Sevilla and Betis let him escape, he lives in a residence and is killing it in Second
Antoñito Cordero It is the fresh air of this new Baby-Málaga by Sergio Pellicer that has adapted wonderfully to the Second Division. The young youth squad, Only 17 years old, he has participated in 7 of the 8 goals scored by the Malacitano team. Quite a feat if we consider the player’s age and that he has only started five times with the first team in his career. But behind this explosion there is a story that not many know. A scorer that Sevilla and Betis let escape and who landed at Málaga when he was still a cadet.
The last great pearl of the Malaguista youth team speaks Jerez, the language of a land of workers that has made itself. This is the case of this forward who, despite his youth, knows what it is like to already wear four of the most important shirts in Andalusia: Cádiz, Sevilla, Betis and Málaga. Sevilla and Betis did not know how to take advantage of his talent and let the player escape, who did not feel comfortable in that guerrilla war that Sevillian derbies often involve. A bet by his family, to arrive at the Costa del Sol when the economic situation of those from Martiricos was much inferior to what he could live in the Seville teams. But that’s how it is. Because Antoñito Cordero’s family is vital in his life, and the proof of this is the affection with which he speaks about his father Antonio, his mother Brigi and his little sister Alma.
Although there may not seem to be a long distance between Jerez and Malaga, no one can take the two and a half hour drive by car. That entails a great effort for everyone, including himself. Antoñito Cordero, who today, despite being the star of Pellicer’s Málaga, continues to live in a university residence far from his people. His family comes and goes and is an important support for the player.. “The truth is that my father and I know the sacrifice we make and the beatings he takes. I am very grateful and I tell him this every day I see him. I feel very lucky to have the parents and sister I have,” said the Antoñito himself exclusively on Radio MARCA Málaga 24 hours after the promotion goal.
Antoñito Cordero has landed on his feet in the Malaguista dressing room. Friend of the youngest and ‘the child’ of the veterans. A situation similar to the one he had to live through when he landed in the Málaga youth academy, where he ended up joining a team that he had known since they were juniors and where in a few weeks he put everyone in his pocket. If there is one thing he stands out for, it is because of his ‘little shame’, in the good sense of the word. The proof of this is seeing that despite being 16 years old when he joined the first team, he is in charge of taking free kicks and corner kicks as if he had been there for five years.
Sergio Pellicer is pampering him and has the carrot and stick technique with him. He doesn’t give him anything and the young attacker is responding with goals, assists and a high level of commitment. This is the story of Antoñito Cordero, the latest pearl that several Primera teams have already set their eyes on and who has even been chosen by Movistar as the image of Málaga for its advertising campaign with LaLiga. His contract ends in June and at Martiricos they are already late for his renewal.
