First “Festa” in La Nucia

Despite the friendly nature of the bet and the serious fight set to begin on August 15 at Benito Villamarín against Betis, Elche is not here to continue to show suspicion after their last two losses against Ibiza and Cartagena. He wants to give one last joy to his 22,000+ subscribers before the official contest starts, this figure has already been exceeded.. As part of the club’s Franjiverdismo expansion campaign in the province of Alicante, tickets will be sold at Nuciera until the match starts.

The main innovation at Elche, Roger Marti, the second and so far, the last signing during the club’s centennial. The former Levante player arrived in optimal physical condition and should, if nothing strange happen, make his debut for his new team at La Nucía. He will not be able to trust Francisco, Boyé, Gonzalo Verdú or Pedro Bigas; The physical conditions of other football players, such as Josan, Fidel or Pastore, who did not have minutes before this season, are not yet clear.

Although it’s a little over a week before the Betis game on the first day, The eleven that Francisco is discussing this Sunday must be very similar to the one Elche represented at the league premiere.. Most of the places seem untouchable and respond to the values ​​contracted during the final campaign. The only signer that appears to have ownership options is Roger Martí.

good atmosphere

There will be a very nice atmosphere in Nuciero coliseum where two hobbies will mix. A large number of franjiverdes followers are expected and above all the local team would like to organize a party and celebration day to kick off this exciting project that has already taken them into the third category of Spanish football.

An old acquaintance will be responsible for Elche’s last rival this pre-season. A gentleman from the football world. Determined to make history with La Nucía, César Ferrando trained the Elche presence in a short but intense phase. He was the coach appointed to take over the team after the traumatic departure of José Bordalás in 2012, and although the results did not accompany him, the Valencian left a good image on a personal level.

After leaving Elche and having a bad experience at “his” Albacete, Ferrando embarked on an adventure first in Asia, then at La Nucía, where he will finish his fifth season as manager fourth in a row. During that time, he achieved two promotions, first from Third B to Second B, and from Second to First RFEF after the restructuring of the federative categories a few months ago.

With Elche’s visit for this friendly match, the nuciero club wants to make a stylish presentation, with players and technicians entering the Camilo Cano field one by one, receiving the applause of their loyal fans. Among the new faces red fans are hoping to see will be Aketxe, the latest addition to Hércules. This will be the second pre-season friendlies match for Ferrando’s team, who were beaten by UCAM (1-0) a week ago.

Melendo to Granada

Concerning the transfer market news in the Franjiverde key, this Saturday Granada formalized the founding of Óscar Melendo, which until a few days ago was in Elche’s orbit.

The young football player, who was released after finishing his contract with Espanyol, almost finished his job with Elche. In fact, his official announcement was ready after two days of in-person bargaining in the city, but some last-minute differences caused Christian Bragarnik to backtrack and the player will play in the Second Division.