2023-10-20 11:33:43
The League EA Sports faces its tenth day after the national team break last week, a new day that will open with the match that will be measured in El Sadar to CA Osasuna and Granada CF in an important match for both teams. Granada CF has a new test to demonstrate its improvement in recent matches, and they want to win to get their first away win and leave the relegation spots. For its part, The local team will seek to add their first victory in front of their fans to continue placing themselves in the quiet zone of the qualifying table.
Achieve the first victory in El Sadar
He CA Health comes to this match after losing in the last match before the national team break, which faced Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabeu, and which ended with a Madrid victory by a resounding 4-0. A match in which the Osasunista team did not show its best version and from the beginning was behind on the scoreboard with Bellingham’s early goal in the 9th minute, although the next three goals were conceded in the second half. After this match, the Navarrese team is in twelfth position in the classification with 10 pointswith an advantage of four with respect to the relegation places, while it is three from the European places, so A win could put the team in the quiet zone of the table and get a little closer to the European positions..
The start of the campaign CA Health It didn’t start in the best way, especially because of the elimination in the last round of the Conference League qualifying phasethe team being dismounted by the Club Bruges Belgian. As far as the League is concerned, Osasuna has continued to show itself as a solid team, difficult to beat and with clear ideas in the game it wants to play. However, one of the weaknesses that is showing at the beginning of the campaign is the performance he is having in El Sadarwhere they have not yet won, with a home record of one draw and four defeats, while so far in the league the rojillo team has only achieved one victory, the one achieved against the Deportivo Alavés at home by 0-2. Thus, those of Jagoba Arrasate They aspire to achieve their first victory in El Sadar and leave behind the irregularity of this start to the season.
For this meeting, catch up has the absences due to injury Arnáiz and Unai García, although both have already trained with the rest of the group in the last weekly training sessions and it seems that their return to the playing fields is close. With respect to the lineup, it is possible that the central pair is made up of David Garcia, who returns from his call-up with the Spanish team, and Catena, while the reference in the attack is possibly that of the Serbian Budimirbeing accompanied in bands by the Chimy Ávila and by Ruben Garciaalthough the latter could be replaced by other players such as Kike Barja o Moi Gómez. As for the midfield, it is possible that there will be a double pivot made up of Lucas Nougat and Moncayolaand in the midfield is Aimar Oroz
Continue showing improvement game by game
Granada CF comes into this match with the aim of continuing to demonstrate the improvement of recent weeks and being able to win their second victory of the season. On the last day, the Granada team became with a draw in Los Cármenes against FC Barcelona by 2-2, a match in which Bryan Zaragoza He had a truly extraordinary performance. scoring the team’s two goals in the first half, a great performance that earned him a call that same night for Luis De La Fuente and the Spanish team, with which he managed to debut this week in the match against Scotland. Despite the great level shown by Granada, FC Barcelona managed to tie the match with goals from Lamine Yamal before the break and by Sergi Roberto in the final minutes. After this match, there are now three consecutive draws for the red and white team, which is currently in penultimate position with 6 points, to two of the rescue positions.
The beginning in the League Granada CF has not started wellthe team is the second with the most goals conceded at the start of the campaignand has shown itself to be a weak and weak team, especially in defense, where Paco Lopez They have been making changes in recent games with the intention of being stronger defensively, something that seems to have been achieved with Torrente’s entry into the eleven. On the other hand, it should also be noted that the team offensively he is showing a very good image, with a Bryan Zaragoza who is a dagger on the wing and who with his creativity is proclaiming himself as one of the revelation players of this start of the season. Besides, Lucas Boyé He has also given a leap in quality to the rojiblanco attack, being a guarantee contributing goals and good play to the attack.
For this meeting, Paco Lopez will not be able to count on the goalkeeper due to injury Raul Fernandez not even with Vallejo, who has discomfort and is not available for this day. On the other hand, Victor Diaz He seems to have recovered from his discomfort and will be included in the squad. Those who will be will be Alvaro Fernandez and Uzuni, both have attended with the Spanish U-21 team and with Albania respectively, although in the case of the Albanian attacker, they will arrive at this match without having trained with the rest of the group, since they will travel directly to Pamplona. As for the lineup, it is possible that it will be similar to that of recent weeks, although with the doubt of the player himself. Alvaro Fernandezwho made his debut as a winger in the last game and played a good role.
Coaches’ statements
The coach of CA Health, Jagoba Arrasate has appeared at a press conference, where he has spoken about the importance of winning at home: “It’s our time, now. We still haven’t won at home, although I think we’ve played pretty good games, but for one reason or another, because we’ve made mistakes or because of the quality of the opponent, we haven’t been able to win. Now “The time has come to start adding points at home. Tomorrow is the first opportunity and I think it is a very, very important game.” He also spoke about the rival: “Granada is a very brave, very daring team. All the teams in Paco Lopez they are. They come from a better dynamic, from drawing with Barcelona and were on the verge of winning, they raised a three to zero in Almería, they tied with Betis… They have been drawing for three games and have a chance of winning. They are a tremendously offensive team. At a defensive level they are going to demand of us and it is one of the premises for tomorrow, to be solid to have a chance of winning.” Finally, he spoke about Unai García: “I have a special affection for him, in addition to football. It’s not about talking a lot, but by example he contributes a lot. I already said it: I would go to the end of the world with Unai. Sometimes we don’t see it but he is one of those who deserves a lot the shame. And he is one of those who has been with us from the beginning, so even more love.”
For his part, the coach of Granada CF also attended a press conference, Paco Lopezwho has spoken about your team’s progress: “I see the evolution of the team, in training, in the last games… the team is on the path to really showing the team it wants to be. The sooner it improves in terms of points, which is where everything translates. The consequence is to win games, but the team is convinced of what we work for, what they do, how they believe… they maintain a tremendous enthusiasm. That is the path and we must persist. I have no doubt, I believe in this team and these players “. He also spoke about the rival: “They haven’t won at home but they have had Atlético, Barcelona, Sevilla… we know how difficult it is to win and score at El Sadar in front of their packed crowd. They come from having some spectacular seasons. A very dangerous team with vertical players, who “He’s going to press, go for the top. We’re convinced that we’re going to play a good game.” Finally, he spoke about Bryan Zaragoza: “Our obligation as coaches is to continue making him see where he has to focus, where he has had it since we arrived, which is on improvement and work. Be a better player every training session and week. We are calm because we see it with the focus there and that is our mission, to make him a better player and person.
Possible alignments
CA Health: Sergio Herrera, Ruben Pena, David Garcia, Catena, Juan Cruz, Lucas TorróMoncayola, Aimar Oroz, Chimy Ávila, Ruben Garcia and Budimir.
Granada CF: André Ferreira, Ricard Sánchez, Torrent, Miguel Rubio, Neva, Gumbau, Gonzalo Villar, Doors, Melendo, Bryan Zaragoza y Lucas Boyé.
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