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Javier Aguirre, Mexican coach of Mallorca, He spoke at a press conference and let it be known that Real Sociedad, the team he will face in the Copa del Rey, “is a favourite.” to reach the quarterfinals of the competition this Tuesday in Anoeta.
However, after not giving himself as the favourite, Later, the Aztec coach left the coin in the air and recalled that “in the Cup, it’s 90 minutes and you’re in or out, so it’s a final.” making it clear that although they are not the favorites, they will seek to stay alive in the competition.
“We are not stupid Real is a favorite because of what it has shown in LaLiga. But it is the Cup, where eight First teams and a lot of Second teams have fallen. It will be a nice game and hopefully it will help us to vindicate ourselves a bit for the defeat at El Sadar (against Osasuna), just as we did when we won in Pontevedra (after losing against Getafe)”, Aguirre stressed.
For said party, the coach was at a press conference from Pamplona, shortly before the team traveled to San Sebastián to face the single-match tie at Real’s ground and it was from this point that Aguirre declared that he will make some rotations to give playing time to those who do not have many minutes.
“I have the eleven defined and I will rotate because the Cup is a competition that allows us to value players who do not have minutes; In addition, we played last Saturday and on Friday we hosted Celta”, he remarked.
Finally, the strategist with a past in Liga MX, admitted that will leave Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta out of action at Anoeta due to muscular discomfort and he admitted that the only doubt was the state of form of the Serbian center-back Matija Nastasic.
The round of 16 game will take place in Anoeta, currently known as Reale Arena, at 13:00 ET, 09:00 PT. To enjoy the game where the Mexican coach will be present, in the United States ESPN+ will have the television rights of said meeting.
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