First assault in La Rosaleda to elucidate the definitive companion to the First Division of Racing and Dépor. Málaga is aware that it must strike first and the goal of the box Funes It is trying to bring some income to the return meeting.
The blue and white will have to support at La Rosaledawhich will be packed a couple of hours before the start of the match, and in the inertia that the draw project is carrying right now Martyrs. Málaga already has experience in this of being promoted in a final by playing first at home, since that is how they managed to carry out that magical Primera RFEF eliminatory in 2024 against Nástic from Tarragona.
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Juanfran Funes has opted for the same tactic as against Las Palmas. Not only on the sporting level, where the Boquerón team will repeat the lineup. It also does so by transferring the pressure and the responsibility to his rival. “They are stronger, faster, have more quality and are more resistant than us, but nothing happens. We have to build from there to achieve the dream of so many,” said Funes in the press room, whom he already It worked for him to give the rival the favorite sign.
There is not much to invent in the Loja coach’s lineup. Funes is clear that what works is not touched. No Galilee available —The Basque center back was injured in the first leg against Las Palmas and will not play again—, Montero will occupy that place. Chupete, Larrubia and Joaquín Muñoz They will be in charge of putting the magic up and those goals that he will need to advance the Malaguistas.
Ticket madness
The capital of the Costa del Sol has experienced a real madness for tickets. Yesterday Saturday, the local team put the last tickets on sale online, with more than 27,000 people on the waiting list of the Malacitana website, which went down twice throughout the morning. The atmosphere is tense and that is why both city councils have asked for cordiality, with two official statements in which they highlighted the good relations that these two cities connected by the Mediterranean have had..
Indalic comeback
Almería has recoveredor the confidence after eliminating Castellón in the semifinals with a heroic comeback. The final stretch of the regular season had lowered the optimism of a fan base that faced the playoff with certain doubts. However, the move to the final, when the team seemed practically eliminated with ten minutes left in the game back before the whole black and whitehas once again triggered the enthusiasm of an entire city that is now just one step away from returning to the First Division.
The Indálica fans are already playing the final of the Andalusian derby
The objective is to sign a serious match this Sunday in La Rosaleda and leaving alive for the return matchwhich will be played next weekend with the field factor in favor of the rojiblancos. The precedents of this season between both teams reflect maximum equality. Málaga won at home 2-1 last December, while Almería did the same at the UD Almería Stadium at win 3-2 in the final stretch of the championship.
The red and whites will face the event with the André Horta’s only loss. Rubi, therefore, will be able to count on the rest of the squad to face the most important game of the season.
Rubi, Almería and another playoff final
Not only the Almeria has returned to a playoff final thirteen years later. Fate wanted to reunite Rubi again with a final for promotion, this time leading the Indálico team. The Catalan coach experienced first-hand how that Almería team led by Javi Gracia achieved promotion to First Division after surpass his Girona in the final of the promotion.
Both Almería and Rubi were present in the last rojiblanco promotion through the playoff andthirteen years later, they are once again protagonists of a new opportunity to reach the elite. The difference is that now they do it united under the same shield.
The parallelisms between that playoff and the current one invite optimism and the fact is that the UDA He also played it as third party just like now and managed to qualify for the final by beating Las Palmas for the minimumin the same way that he did globally with the Castellon.
Rubi is also one step away from being the first coach in the history of UD Almería in ascending to the entity to the highest category twice.
