After being deleted Levant and Villarrealhe Pontevedrafrom the Second Federation, will try to star this Friday in Pasarón in a new surprise in the Copa del Rey against Majorcawhich debuted in the tournament after reaching the final of the last edition, where it lost on penalties against Athletic Club.
The Galicians had unfinished business for two years, when in the round of 32 of the cup tournament, they had the vermilion team on the ropes, ending qualification with goals from Muriqui and Abdón Prats in extra time.
In it Pontevedra There was almost nothing left on that stage. Neither the coaching staff nor the squad, where only Rufo, Churre and Álex González, starters that night, survived.
The Pontevedra team comes to this tie in a great moment of form, having gone thirteen games without losing between the Second Federation and the Cup, and is the sole leader of its group. Their big goal is promotion to the bronze category.
The Galician coach, Yago Iglesias, may introduce fewer rotations than usual in the Cup considering that the next league match, against Valladolid Promesas, is not until the 12th.
In its new trip to the Copa del Rey, the Balearic team took the baton of a great 2024 finale in LaLiga where it beat Girona in Son Moix (2-1) and Getafe (0-1), placing itself in sixth position in the league competition and confirms the good feeling of the first half of the season.
In the KO tournament, the hope of repeating last year’s path marks the present of a Mallorca who, with the Super Cup just around the corner, does not want to lose focus in a match that their coach Jagoba Arrasate has already explained that they is “more than a warning” of the prestigious victories that have brought the Galician team so far.
The Berriatúa coach regained Muriqi up front after his suspension, rested Antonio Raíllo ahead of this clash and dropped Javier Llabrés and Daniel Luna from the squad, two players who were on the starting ramp.
Rounds in the vermilion eleven are expected with the possible inclusion of less common players such as Leo Román, Siebe Van der Heyden and Abdón Prats, who last year was the top scorer of the tournament along with Asier Villalibre and Anastasios Douvikas.
Possible lineups
Pontevedra: Manu Vizoso; Javi Fontán, Pelayo, Mario Gómez, Héctor Hernández; Samu Mayo, Yelko Pino, Dalisson; Alex, Chiqui; Charlie.
Majorca: Leo Roman; Mateu Morey, Van der Heyden, Copete, Lato; Valery, A. Sánchez, Mascarell, Dani Rodríguez; Abdon and Muriqi.
Referee: Hernández Hernández (Canarian committee)
stadium: Passaron
Time: 19.00
Source: La Verdad
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