Jarkko Leppanen makes his international debut for Finland, becoming the first Salamanca AC player to earn a full international cap (while at the club).
Johan Lugo is a late call up to the Spain U21 team, and scores twice on his debut against Israel U21.
15/09/19 v Sporting Gijon (H) 0-2
See opening comment for the Getafe game. Another close match but Sporting took their chances and went ahead after six minutes, and then after comfortably fending off our attacks made the points safe with a second goal in the 81st minute.
20/09/19 v Cordoba (A) 0-2
Another defeat against a newly-promoted team, Cordoba completely outplayed us and we were restricted to just two attempts on goal (neither of them on target) compared to their 17. After a goalless first half they deservedly took the lead after 56 minutes and doubled their advantage with eight minutes remaining.
25/09/19 v Real Sociedad (A) 1-0
A good reponse to three poor performances, thanks to a first-half goal from Johan Lugo after he took advantage of a defensive error to score. The game was tight in terms of posession and chances and both teams could and should have scored more. Goalkeeper Daniel Sotres was given the MOM award.
30/09/19 v Malaga (H) 3-0
A comfortable win over bottom-of-the-table Malaga as we finally show some killer instinct in front of goal. Victor Bertomeu opened his account for the season in the 29th minute and two second half goals from Johan Lugo sealed the points, although in reality they were always safe. Bertomeu was named MOM and in the team-of-the-week alongside keeper Daniel Sotres and centre-back Israel Puerto.
We finish September in mid-table, good to get some wins in the bag early-on but some questionable performances:
