A great year, certainly the best in Deportivo’s centenary history, deserves a farewell. Eldense bids farewell to 2023 on Carlos Belmonte’s field. He does this by experiencing a direct duel in the fight to stay in professional football; After sixty years of struggling to be among the elite, he does not want to let this success slip away at the first opportunity. Fernando Estévez’s team closed the first round six points ahead of dangerous positions and one ahead of its rival this afternoon (7:00 p.m.Movistar Plus+), which means that the win in Albacete will be twice as valuable in terms of points and goal ratio.
The Blaugranas come to the event with the confidence of winning 0-3 at home against Racing Santander and believe that they can enjoy the Christmas break with good feelings and do more than half the job. Moreover 600 fans They confirmed the presence of Carlos Belmonte after exhausting all available tickets for Deportivo fans, despite the 21st matchday being on a weekday. The short travel time encouraged fans to sign a huge transfer.
After scoring a miraculous draw against Racing, Estévez made it clear that his team “cannot concede that many goals because conceding three goals in every game will not be enough to save us.” «We must improve defense “To end the first round with a remarkable performance,” he explained on the eve of the match in Albacete. The coach has medical deficiencies Alex Martinez And youth will not be able to due to injury David TimorIt was suspended due to an accumulation of warnings.
For your part, Ruben Albes he remained neutral Alvaro Rodríguez and midfielder ShashuaBoth are recovering and striker Escriche remains doubtful with a muscle ailment. The coach of the La Mancha team praised Eldense, saying that he was “a block that everyone defends, attacks with common sense and is fast as well as combining well in the offensive zone”. There is a one point gap between both teams in the standings, so both coaches attach great importance to the clash.
Estévez: “We have the approval, we are going to Albacete for what is important”
Winning in Albacete this Tuesday would be the best way to say goodbye to a historic 2023 for Eldense. Victory would not only bring them closer to permanence, but would also leave their direct rival far behind in the struggle for liberation. Fernando Estévez said: “Let’s see if we can have a good game, be a competitive team and show the few concessions we made when we came out of leaders Leganés’ home without progressing any further.” said Fernando Estévez.
«We will be ahead A highly competitive competitor on the riseWith the seal of the writer’s ram, Ruben AlbesBelieving that his team will be ready for the task, as in Butarque, the coach said, “That’s why we will have an extremely difficult match.” “We responded well when it was asked of us and I believe we will do it again in Albacete, despite a lot of pressure. They are very vertical and move very well with quality players. “In the last third of the field,” says the Granada coach.
“This is a very important match because it is on a day that will allow us to put distance between us and the group below. There are conflicts between our direct competitors», warns Estévez. “This will be an unforgettable year in terms of sportsmanship, many things have been done well. We’ve already got the nod but we want to end it with a bang.
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Possible squads:
► Albacete: Bernabé, Julio Alonso, Djetei, Glauder, Jonathan Silva, Juanma, Riki, Olaetxea, Pacheco, Fuster and Quiles.
► If from hand: Álvaro Acebes, Toni Abad, Carlos Hernández, Iñigo Piña, Marc Mateu, Pedro Capó, Sergio Ortuño, Cris Montes, Iván Chapela, Mario Soberón and Juanto Ortuño.
► Judge: German Cid Camacho (Segovia).
► Stadium: Carlos Belmonte.
► Hour: 19:00.
► television: Movistar Plus + LaLiga Hypermotion