The Unión Deportiva Las Palmas and the Eldense will meet Sunday at the Gran Canaria stadium for the 13th‑round LaLiga Hypermotion clash, hoping to get clearance to halt play at minute 9 in memory of Jesús de Miguel, the CD Tenerife player who wore that number. Could a nine‑minute silence bring comfort to a grieving community?
Captain Álex Suárez announced the request on Thursday, publicly expressing his and the entire Gran Canaria club’s solidarity with the bereaved family, calling the loss “hard to digest.”
The gesture follows a previous pledge announced Wednesday, when the Gran Canaria side said it would don Tenerife’s white and blue strip—its third kit of the season—for the match against the Alicante outfit.
“It’s a beautiful initiative and we all agree to give Jesús de Miguel, his family, friends and Tenerife supporters every possible homage,” said Álex Suárez, visibly moved at the press conference. For my money, this tribute shows the true spirit of football.
UD Las Palmas will dispatch a club delegation this Saturday to the Heliodoro Rodríguez López stadium in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, where a open‑air mass for the late player’s soul is slated for 18:00, and organisers expect a massive turnout.