Cordoba visits a historic Spanish football stadium, of which it has fond memories even if it did not achieve victory easily. The green and white team will travel to El Alcoraz de Huesca next Monday from 8:30 p.m. There, it is mounted more than 15 years ago the Cordoba team, marking a turning point in the club’s history. However, the stronghold of Huesca continues to be an impregnable fortress for the people of Cordoba on several occasions. In such a scenario, Iván Ania’s team will now look to score the first three points away from home.
El Alcoraz is a mixture of contradictory feelings. On the one hand, the green and white club does not come out well from its trips to Huesca. It has visited this stadium up to nine times, which has a capacity of less than 10,000 people. It is smaller than El Arcángel, but the fans crowd into its stands and create a real atmosphere to put pressure on the opponent. Thus, it has managed to stay in professional football for many years. This is the complicated mission that Iván Ania has in mind, attacking a fort to win three essential points in the league.
Of the nine confrontations, Cordoba has only been able to win three times. The last one in April 2016in the Second Division. The team, led at the time by José Luis Oltra, won in El Alcoraz after 0-2, thanks to goals from Xisco and Florin Andone. In addition to the three victories, the team recorded two draws and four defeats in its visit to Huesca. With a victory next Monday, Iván Ania’s men would end an eight-year bad streak and balance the historical balance of the Córdoba team.
The last two matches have been defeats for the green and white team. The last time they met in Huesca was in April 2017. Sergi Guardiola’s goal for the Blanquiverde did not prevent a local victory (3-1), which This was also repeated in the previous season (3-0). Still in the Second Division, except in 2007 when they faced each other in the third category play-off. Without a doubt, it will be an intense duel between two teams that also need to win to regain good feelings and not suffer excessively in these first steps of the 2024-2025 season.
money promotion
Although it is not a good stadium for the interests of Blanquiverde, Córdoba has good memories of Huesca. There, he achieved promotion to the Second Division. On San Juan Day 2007, Córdoba was heading to the Second Division after a draw against Huesca in El Alcoraz. Before, it was necessary to beat Pontevedra. After a goalless first leg, the Galician club won the return leg 2-0 after 15 minutes of play. One of the great figures of Cordobanism, Asenscored two headed goals that tied the game and sealed the move to the final round for the green and white team.
In the return leg, a Huesca team awaited them, which did not make things easier on the pitch and in non-sporting areas. Córdoba got the match back on track with a 2-0 win in the first leg thanks to goals from Pierini and Guzmán Casaseca. In the return leg, a penalty from Dani leveled the score at 1-0 and brought Córdoba back, once again, to the silver category. For this match, the green and white fans received 175 entries although many others have been moved to El Alcoraz. This time, the Huesca club has offered 180 tickets to those who wish to accompany the team.
