Córdoba faces today the first round of the Copa del Rey in which it will face UE Olot from 7:00 p.m. at the municipal stadium of the city of Girona. A special match for everything that participation in the tournament entails, historic because these two teams have never faced each other and essential to give confidence to the less common players of Iván Ania who, in Olot, will be there. Córdoba does not want to spoil the Cup and will fight to advance to the next round and continue accumulating minutes this season.
Without a doubt, this is a special match with many incentives. A team that has just arrived in the Second Division faces a team from the Second Federation, who are currently fighting to avoid entering the relegation zone. They never clashed Córdoba and Olot are two clubs with a lot of history behind them. The Catalan club is a hundred years old and has a good social mass despite the category in which it is located. Throughout its history, it has never managed to cross the barrier of Second Division B. It started the season badly, but it went six games without losing.
For its part, Córdoba has just won a sweet victory against Eldense which allows it to stay out of relegation from which it already has three points. It didn’t start with the best feelings, especially away from home. The team has 1 point out of 18 possible when playing away from El Arcángel. At home, remains undefeated. Winning in Olot would be the first away victory of the season and perhaps it would serve to face the duel with Almería next Sunday with better sensations.
It’s time for rotations. To see less common players in Cordoba like Jude Soonsup-Bell. For Iván Ania, “this is obviously a match in which we want to see him, we have already seen him in the league even if he has not played for several weeks. Players gain confidence by having minutes, some also come out of injury (Kuki Zalazar and Mati Barboza) and based on all these situations we decided on the composition, with the intention of winning. The coach does not want to throw away the Cup at the first opportunity and the team will compete to win and advance to the next round.
The players who accumulate the most minutes throughout the season will not travel to Olot (Adri Lapeña, Isma Ruiz, Carracedo and Adilson due to injuries). With a reserve team card, Ramón Vila and Mati Barboza, who play with the first team, as well as Álvaro Vázquez, Álex López and Ntji. The technician must pay attention to possible misalignment. Córdoba must always have at least seven licensed players from the first team on the field. The Asturian coach is already vigilant and will be proactive during changes.
With the absences confirmed, it seems easy to draw up a probable line-up for the match in Olot. Without a doubt, Ramón Vila will make his debut in green and white in goal. As a central defender, Matías Barboza could also be lucky to get some minutes after getting injured. Marvel would go with him anyway, since Martínez is not one hundred percent physically. On the left side, it is the turn of Álex López who has already shown himself capable in Albacete. On the right side, Albarrán would regain ownership after handing it over to Carlos Isaac last week.
As a pair of pivots, the coach could bank on Genaro and Xavi Sintes, who has once again reconverted during his career from central defender to midfielder. These are the two players with the fewest minutes. In front, Kuki Zalazar who also needs to accumulate minutes after his injury. On the far left there will be Jacobo who will not be able to play in Almería and has not played with Eldense. On the right wing, perhaps the most anticipated: Jude Soonsup-Bell. Up front, in offensive reference, it is Obolskii’s turn to win the championship title.
