Third against fourth, both teams are on a roll for tomorrow’s appointment in Cartagena, in which the atmosphere of yesteryear will be lived in La Bombonera
It’s a special match. An event that the players love to play and that the fans experience as a completely different event than the rest of the year. The protagonists prepare it as something else, moreover knowing that last year neither of the two teams could bring joy to their fans, the first time they could be with them after the coronavirus pandemic. Both derbies ended with an away win.
Tomorrow (12:00, Palacio de los Deportes de Cartagena) the third-placed team, Jimbee Cartagena, will face the fourth-placed team, El Pozo Murcia, in an event that is expected to be extremely attractive and for which the Avenida del Cantón will undoubtedly present the best aspect of the season. This week, the spirit of La Bombonera and those old derbies with spectacular crowds is being restored at Central.
The team with the fewest goals, Jimbee, will compete against the third team with the fewest goals, El Pozo. They are also the top two teams in the entire league in the last five games. Duda’s men, caught up in a huge streak, have managed to win in seven of their last eight matches, with a single mole on the complicated Movistar Inter pitch. They have moved close to the lead and have reached the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey where they face a runner-up, Alzira. If they win by more than one goal difference from their closest rival, or if they win by at least four goals, they will become Primera leaders tomorrow.
They will make important casualties as they cannot count on Juanpi or Raúl Rocha. In addition, Bebe, Javivi and Juanan have not been able to train during the week after they were injured in the last game in Tudela. “We owe ourselves to a hobby and we know it’s not just a game to them. If it’s special to them, it’s much more to us,” Duda, Jimbee’s coach, said yesterday. Of the rival, he said: “El Pozo is a team made to win titles, with huge potential and a squad of the best in the world.” In addition, he stated that “the most important thing is that the fans who come are always with the team.”
Javi Rodríguez’s men, in turn, want to show everyone that after their poor start, they are ready for anything and capable of restoring the greatness they have lost in recent years, despite having recently relapsed in the early stages. Cup del Rey.
They crushed Osasuna Magna (7-1) in their last game in Murcia, in an incredible way. Likewise, it is the only team to have knocked out the top two in the category so far: the almighty Fútbol Club Barcelona (2-1) and young Mallorca (7-5).
Butcher technician Javi Rodríguez recalled yesterday that he knows “what a derby is. Everyone is different, no matter how you score and what your budget is. It gives you more enthusiasm, desire and drive,” he noted. He also wished that tomorrow’s meeting “be a celebration and people can enjoy themselves.”
Regarding his team, with options to move closer to the lead, he claimed: “I want a seasoned team, with desire, with ambition and that wants everything to be on top.” Of Jimbee, he said it’s “a really well-worked team and with a good one-on-one.”
The imbalance in Brazil is key for both teams early in the competition and it is the players born in that country that are the ones that make the difference so far. It is therefore not surprising that they score a total of 40 goals in this league start, so they are the best candidates to decide tomorrow’s derby. Jimbee’s team now has 21 goals, led by an inspired Luçao, who has already scored 12. Behind him Waltinho (4), Motta (4) and Rocha (1). El Pozo’s have 19. Rafa Santos and Marcel are the top scorers for delicacies with five goals, along with Darío Gil from Molin. They are followed by Bruno Taffy (4), Taynan (3), Gadeia (3) and Felipe Valerio (2).
Source: La Verdad
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