Duda calls tonight’s game against Santa Coloma “urgent” and asks to “position himself as soon as possible” among the top eight
The Jimbee Cartagena has ten days to seal its standings in the next Cup of Spain, the competition played by the eight best finishers of the first part of the regular season. Time is running out for Duda’s team, who are already calling tonight’s game (Palacio de Deportes, 9:15 PM) “urgent” and “a lot of pressure”. This season the equality is maximum, there are many candidates and every week outside that target is already a burden on the next.
Six teams are level in the standings, from Movistar Inter (sixth) to Betis (eleventh). The meloneros are ninth and Duda, on the eve of matchday 6, warned yesterday that any slip from now on could mean going back several places; or advance them, if the Jimbee is able to beat a classic like Industrias Santa Coloma.
The Catalan squad arrives at the Sportpaleis which is launched after three consecutive wins against Palma (5-4), Betis (3-7) and Osasuna Magna (3-2). Santa Coloma is in fourth place and has got off to a good start to a season that got off to a lopsided start, between the departure of top scorer Drahovski (29 goals) to Inter and coach Javi Rodríguez’s departure to ElPozo Murcia. This time he travels to Cartagena without two key players (Rufino and David Álvarez) and two homegrown players (Abdel and Lacambra).
These absences are just as important for Jimbee as those of Waltinho, who carries discomfort all week with one blow. Duda kept him unknown until the last minute, although he hopes to be able to summon the Brazilian center. “We’ll try to get him to help us.”
The Melon coach sees it as essential to add a lot of points at home in this final stretch towards that Spanish Cup. Following this appointment, Jimbee will play in Córdoba (Palacio de Vista Alegre, 9:00 PM) on Thursday, November 3rd.
Source: La Verdad
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