Beccacece’s Elche will face what will be her first litmus test this Saturday (9:30am at La Finca Resort in Algorfa). because he will have a rival in his new category, in the Second Division.He also finished last season in ninth place, just 9 points behind his promotion positions. Cartagena, where former Franjiverde captain Gonzalo Verdú currently plays, is the opposite of this appointment, with the second pre-season troop still very small for Elche and Beccacece.
HE Elche There are only three supplements (San Román, Álex Martín and Aleix Febas) and when the team lost 12 players (Verdú, Magallán, Mascarell, Werner, Palacios, Lirola, Roco, Carmona, Cheikh, Collado, Gumbau and Nteka).
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Added to this is his long-term absence. John ChetauyaHe said he had surgery on Wednesday for a fracture in his fibula and will have several months of recovery ahead of him, at least four months if he was treated for the time he was out during his previous break.
tete turns
It’s winger Tete Morente who looks like he could enjoy a few moments if coach thinks so. yesterday already worked with the group in the morning practice It was held on the Díez Iborra football field. The Andalusian athlete has recovered from his overload, but given the insignificance of today’s match, it is also likely that the Argentine coach will knock him out.
How are the teams coming?
Elche is coming to his pre-season match after winning his first test (1-0, Mourad’s goal) against Rotherham United in the English Championship. The match was even and involved interception of up to 22 players. New goalkeeper Miguel San Román, Diego González, Eze Ponce, Raúl Guti, Pere Milla, Salinas, Álex Martín, Josan, Nico, Rodri and Dídac took the field as starters. After the break, Beccacece brought in Edgar Badia, Lautaro Blanco, Pedro Bigas, Lucas Boyé, Aleix Febas, Fidel, Mourad, Clerc, Pamies and Adam. Raúl Guti remained in the game until the 80th minute when he was replaced by Mario.
Two guys in the starting squad stood out as they hadn’t been on a team for a long time. The coach made a gesture of reward with two of his players who had counted little – Raúl Guti – or none – Diego González – in twelve league games.
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The kickoff team last Saturday might have little to do with the team used by Beccacece, who still has to use it today. lots of young or affiliated members due to the absence of new elements in the initial roster.
on his behalf Cartagena will come to the game with great enthusiasm as they will play their third game in their quest for their first pre-season win. In the first two friendly matches, it was reduced to a minimum. He faced Birmingham City, a British Championship team, on 14 July. Conclusion, 1-2. Last Wednesday, they played a second match against Damac from the Saudi Arabian First Division, which ended 0-1 at the Pinatar Arena facilities.
There was also a prep Cartagena-Elche just a year ago, where the local team won with a resounding 2-0. Led by then coach Francisco Rodríguez, the team suffered a new setback in the dispute of the 50th edition of the Carabela de Plata trophy, which eventually remained in the Murcian town. The clash was decided by two goals in the first half as Cartagena capitalized on their higher achievements when it came to defining it.
historical results
Apart from the friendly matches, Elche and Cartagena have only met 14 times, all in the Second Division, with more Cartagena wins (6) and 3 draws than Elche (5). He has 19 Franchiverde goals for 18 black and white in his history. The last official precedent was a Cartagena-Elche match on the 38th match day of the 1987-1988 season, which resulted in a 2-1 win for the relegated local team that year, the greens-greens placed second and were promoted to the First Division.
The match will be played on a neutral ground, at the La Finca de Algorfa facilities and behind closed doors.