García Pimienta said during a press conference following the victory, which puts UD Las Palmas atop the table. The yellow coach was delighted because "We knew it was going to be this way until the very last second. We understood how to compete really well; Sporting demanded a lot of us, and we made opportunities to score the second goal ". 

"I am incredibly satisfied for the squad; the game was very complete in terms of performance, mentality, and opportunities. "The group was smart and extremely supportive," said the coach, who downplayed the group's leadership tonight: "Being leaders gives me exactly the same, we are in matchday 18 and there is a long way to go, I am very delighted with what we have done so far."

In terms of squad rotations, the coach believes that “if we want to do important things we need all the players, they know that each one has a role and what they have to do", and highlighted Fabio's performance: "I don't like individualize, but he is the ideal player, whenever he plays he does well and brings things, he understands the game like no one else. He no longer plays because of me, but also because of his excellent teammates" he concluded.