In eleven days he will visit leader Barça and Mallorca, third, and receive Jaén, classified fourth, at the Palacio de los Deportes
Scary end to the first round for a Jimbee Cartagena who has had a huge regular season so far, despite the setback last week in Valdepeñas. He has three challenges in less than two weeks that could shoot him into the lead if he performs as he has so far, or drop him several positions in the standings if he doesn’t hold his level.
For starters, they have a litmus test against the biggest budget in the category and the team with the biggest potential of them all, Fútbol Club Barcelona, this Saturday from 6pm. The Catalans have won all their home games, except against Jaén, against whom they had to take a draw (1-1). They have passed Córdoba (6-4), Ribera Navarra (5-1), Valdepeñas (5-3), Antequera (2-1) and Betis (6-3).
However, things haven’t gone bad for Jimbee Cartagena during their visits to the Palau Blaugrana in recent years. He has been bringing something positive back from his trips to Barcelona for three seasons in a row. There he managed to draw (2-2) last season and two years ago (2-2) and won in 2019-20 (4-5) thanks to a goal from Fran Fernández.
He will then be visited by Jaén at the Palacio de los Deportes on Friday the 16th at 8:30 pm. The people of Jaén bring back bad memories with the melon growers, as last season they were separated from the Copa del Rey title fight, which Duda’s men had placed high hopes on. They didn’t start well, but thanks to a good run they are now fourth. They have seven games without defeat and have not fallen against Barça or Palma.
With barely time to recover, Duda’s team will play its last game of the year on Wednesday the 21st. It is at 8.30 pm in Son Moix and against a more than formidable rival: Mallorca Palma Futsal. The Mallorcans have a devoted fan base and a project that grows year on year, as evidenced by their standings in European competitions and their proximity to the league title in recent years.
They are the highest scoring team in the league, with 54 goals, and they are infallible on their court. They have won all their duels there so far by Inter (5-4), Córdoba (6-2), Navarra (7-2), Valdepeñas (5-3), Barcelona (4-2) and Antequera (7-3). ).
Good news for Jimbee ahead of the final part of the first round. The best melon player in the league so far, Luçao, returns to the squad against Barça and will take part in the match at the Palau Blaugrana. The Brazilian missed two games, in which his team recorded one defeat and one win.
Raúl Rocha, who already participated in the last game at home, may also be in Barcelona. Baby will be a doubt until the last moment. Juanpi continues his recovery process and could be ready to compete by the end of January. In a different order, Amin was chosen for the first time in the ideal quintet of the day by the LNFS.
Source: La Verdad
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