He draw for the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey gives Canarian fans the most desired confrontation in the islands in the clash between CD Tenerife and UD Las Palmas, on the weekend of January 6 and 7. He held what many hoped and others feared or don’t want to paint at all, the Gran Canarians and Tenerife will face each other in the next round of the Copa del Rey as a gift of football from the Three Wise Men and punishment in the pockets of both fans.
The coach of UD Las Palmas, Xavi García Pimienta, stated that he has been “fortunate” to experience these matches of the highest rivalry on two occasions, one at home and one as a guest. “We are convinced that we will do it well“said the Catalan coach, who is only three days away from experiencing another very special match, as he will face FC Barcelona, his home club before landing on the island bench.
For his part, the native of Tenerife Kirian Rodriguez “It’s so much fun” he said because they wouldn’t be able to go one year “without the Canarian football festival, that’s why we Canarians want to do the derby.” The Candelaria midfielder added that the round of 32 tie, which will be played in a single match at the Heliodoro Rodríguez López stadium, where he already knows what it is scoring a goal with the yellow shirt, it will be “to everyone’s satisfaction”. Asier Garitano, CD Tenerife coach, is happy. In Las Palmas, the same satisfaction with García Pimienta’s team but at the expense of having a meeting with FC Barcelona on January 4 key to consolidating its presence in Primera.
In the coming confrontation of the highest rivalry, the Gran Canarian fans will have to reach for their wallets again if they want to travel to the neighboring islandafter the huge financial costs they had to pay to attend the LaLiga EA Sports match on January 4 at the Gran Canaria Stadium against FC Barcelona, where a historic sell-out of the Siete Palmas venue is expected.
For their part, blue and white subscribers will have to check out to watch the regional derby in the Copa del Rey, because the general director of CD Tenerife, Santiago PozasSports COPE Tenerife has announced that blue and white subscribers will have to pay to enjoy the next Copa del Rey match with Heliodoro Rodríguez López.
The match will be held at the Heliodoro Rodríguez López Stadium on January 7, due to the previous celebration of the match on the 4th between UD and FC Barcelona. Tenerife will come into the event with plenty of rest over Christmas, as their last previous match was on December 20 against CD Leganés.
Last Canarian derby. UD will return to Tenerife after the setback it suffered in March, with a score of 4-1 in favor of Ramis’ team (Enric Gallego’s double), at that time the coach of the chicharrera squad. A derby that left the yellows affected for several days, although they finally achieved direct promotion a few months later.
Very difficult month of January for UD Las Palmas. In the clash against the main rival in the region, CD Tenerife, those from Pimienta will face FC Barcelona to start the year, then against the blue and white in the Cup, Villarreal, Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid at the Gran Canaria Stadium, where the match is expected to be called Club Day. It will be a month of January shake the wallets of the Canary Islands.
Source: La Verdad
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