Homework finished. And well done, you might say. Eldense reached the championship meridian with 26 points in the Second League After a bumpy but very well-balanced first round: six wins and eight draws in 21 matches, meaning a goal was scored in three out of every five matches. And promotion is closer to the play-off positions in terms of points than relegation.
The task is completed and the holiday for the team and the coaching staff will resume their activities, just over a week after the last match yesterday against Albacete (1-1).
Complex starts in 2024
A tough start to the new year lies ahead, with a return to competition against theoretically up to five League One challengers in the opening six games of the championship. The first of these, against Real Zaragoza at Nuevo Pepico AmatIt also needs to take on Espanyol and Huesca, the other two heavyweights in the category.
Piecemeal. Fernando Estévez’s team returns to the league tournament and hosts a Zaragoza team that had a tough start to the season, but that has gradually diminished to the point where Fran Escribá has been dismissed as manager. The match will be played on Monday, January 15.
Next, He will go home to a team in relegation position like Amorebieta. It will be the only “no name” opponent in the Primera because Espanyol will then face Elda, who are in a play-off position and have one of the best squads in the category, on the last weekend of January.
The next match will be played at home against OviedoA team that lost only one match in its own fiefdom and won 3-2 after coming back against Elche. It will be the first weekend of February. Then the Barça team will return home from away games. Huesca Even though he is not at his best, he is a competitor with goals.
Finally, Deportivo will need to fly to TenerifeAnother one of the clubs aiming to return to the First League quickly. A return to tough competition requiring an Eldense team that is at least as motivated as we have seen so far.