The derby at the end of the world or the classic of the scars of 4-E. The two prisms of the classic cup bearer tomorrow in hell by Heliodoro Rodríguez López (9:00 p.m., Movistar). The UD Las Palmasafter losing to FC Barcelona, due to Sinkgraven’s controversial push to Gundogan (1-2), pays a visit to a CD Tenerife Armani dress. The Chicharrero fiefdom will be attended by 22,824 spectators, a historic full house that exceeds the capacity recorded in the second leg of the playoff final against Girona (June 2022). Club day, queues, fans spending the night next to the ticket offices, sleeping bags, playing cards and the presence of yellow faithful who arrived by boat after witnessing the second league defeat in Gran Canaria against Xavi’s giant culé. The folklore of a passionate pulse.
While the Gran Canaria entity announced the prices of the seats for the UD-real Madrid On January 28 (5:30 p.m.), in Santa Cruz de Tenerife there is only talk of crushing the yellows. Asier Garitano’s chicharrero team, ninth in the Second Division and two points away from sixth place which gives the right to play in the promotion, arrives more rested. He played his last official duel at the Municipal de Butarque, on December 20. Tomorrow puts an end to a short 17-day preseason without the adrenaline of competition. Between the Christmas break and the last week and a half, they have recharged their batteries to complete the elimination of the eternal rival. In addition, they recover striker Enric Gallego, center back José León and French full back Mellot. In the case of the gunman, he has scored four goals against the yellows. Along with these three capital names in the chicharrero scheme, there are other faces of hierarchy such as Aitor Sanz, Corredera or the youth squad Teto, the flag of the Geneto factory.
Discomfort and rotations
Munir El Haddadi, Author of the yellow goal against Barça and who retired injured, is ruled out for Sunday’s trip to Santa Cruz de Tenerife. In the list of players with discomfort, there are Alex Suarez, Sandro Ramirez, Marvin Park, Benito Ramirez and Eric Curbelo. The last league match, of enormous physical demand, has pushed the squad to the limit.
Pimienta will maintain its rotation policy in this KO match and taking into account that on Saturday, January 13, Villarreal CF visits Gran Canaria (1:00 p.m.). With Aarón Escandell between the sticks, Julián Araujo – who did not play against Barça due to the fear clause –, Juanma Herzog and Álex Suárez are nominated as those chosen for the concrete wall. In the case of the left-handed back, Benito Ramírez and Sinkgraven are fighting for the position. Already in the engine room, Nuke MfuluEnzo Loiodice and Cristian Herrera. On the offensive front: Pejiño, Mark Cardona and Sory Kaba. Liturgy assets such as ValleysKirian, Moleiro, Mika Mármol or Moleiro would be on the bench.
The keys to the cup derby
Expectation
Teide Candy Box
- Full in January and Club Day. The Passion Cup. The Heliodoro will have an influx of 22,824 spectators – half a thousand will be yellow. It is the best entry in recent seasons and surpasses the record of the visit of Girona in the final of the second leg of the promotion playoff. Captain Kirian already warned of the impact that the yellows would leave: “No team will leave Tenerife as big a box office as we will.”
Absences and touches
From Munir to Benito
- The forward, who has two goals in the League and one in the Cup, is ruled out for the trip. In addition, Benito, Marvin, Álex Suárez, Curbelo and Sandro have discomfort. The great first round of Pimienta’s pupils (25 points) has a high cost.
The rival
‘Terror’ Enric Gallego
- The Barcelona striker, who has beaten UD five times, four with the Tenerife jersey, is back. He is the big threat. In addition, León and Mellot also have the discharge. Ángel Rodríguez is the top scorer with seven goals in the league season.
In the case of the pivot Ingenuity Fabio González, yesterday took another important step in his recovery and exercised at an optimal level in open-door training in Gran Canaria. He does not travel to Tenerife, just like Alvaro Lemos (which continues his recovery process from a sprain). One of the slogans of the Pimienta team, which flies tomorrow morning, is to avenge the (4-1) of last March. It is the scar that Pimienta wears and that almost cost him his job in the decisive part of the championship. The island team is seeking the round of 16 that will be played on January 17 as a single match. In the case of passing this test, the quarterfinals are played on the 24th. Overcoming these three qualifying rounds, in the January of terror, places the yellows in the semifinals of the KO event.
History is yellow. In the Cup, UD is transformed. Of the 19 cup duels between the top representatives of the Archipelago, there are ten pio pio victories, six draws and only three defeats – the last in 1980 -. After eliminating Manacor and Tudelano, now comes the derby of the century. High voltage cup crossing with the people of Tenerife Kirian Rodriguez, Alberto Moleiro and the central defender Juanma Herzog as protagonists. Pimienta, after the controversial defeats against Athletic (1-0) and Barcelona (1-2) returns to the scene of the crime. The (4-1) on March 18 almost cost the Barcelona strategist his job. The quick intervention of See Major problems were avoided and promotion was achieved.
This morning, in Barranco Seco, the yellow team completes the second preparatory session with a view to desecrating the Heliodorus. The expedition flies tomorrow morning to Los Rodeos Airport and will stay at the Sylken Hotel in the Chicharrera capital.
The transfer of morbidity
Regarding Alvaro Jimenez, CD Tenerife’s latest signing and former UD Las Palmas player, his debut is not guaranteed. The Córdoba attacker returned to Cádiz CF of the Tractor Sports Club of Iran’s highest competition. Now international authorization with FIFA rank is missing to give the green light to the operation. Long-term injured Waldo and Mo Dauda are also ruled out. The last two yellow visits to the Heliodoro ended in a nightmare – the 1-0 of the ‘I see a lot of party here’ in 2022 and the 4-1 of last March. Keeping the cupbearer dream alive requires the feat in the Teide fortress. Kaba and the second line. Turn for the opponents in a Heliodoro to the flag.
A proven referee
The Bilbao referee De Burgos Bengoetxea (37 years old), who has coached UD Las Palmas on 17 occasions, with five island victories, one draw and eleven defeats, has been appointed by the RFEF to referee tomorrow’s cup derby. He is a First Division judge, who this season has directed a total of nine matches – the last one was the one between Real Betis and Girona in Montilivi on December 21st. With 165 duels in the top category, we opt for a proven figure who has only whistled the yellow team once this campaign and it was in the agonizing victory against Granada (1-0) in Seven Palms. With nine years in Primera, UD runs into De Burgos Bengoetxea under the storm of Sinkgraven’s push for Gundogan. With the Basque judge, Tenerife has one victory, one draw and three defeats in the Second Division. | PC
