The stadium José Zorrilla will once again host a Copa del Rey match for two years After the last time, when Valladolid also played the quarterfinals, in this case, against Levante, a team they faced on the previous League match, just four days ago (last Friday).
Although they will be “different protagonists”, as the coach of the Blanquivioleta team has assured, Sergio González, the approach “will be the same” and, therefore, work is being done to correct those “specific errors” that allowed Levante's two goals in the league, and make it to the quarterfinals.
The subsidiary players will once again have minutes of play and, in this sense, he has confirmed the participation, in the starting eleven, of Kuki Zalazar, Sergio Benito and Vilarrasa, who have already had a leading role with the first team.
And although on Friday there is a league commitment, Sergio is clear that “the illusion of playing” is what prevails and “whoever comes out is going to do his best to make a good game and try to reach the quarterfinals”, in a season in which hethere have been “decisive teams” that have been removed from the competition.
To around the corner is the league match against Huesca, very important for Valladolid, but “it is no excuse” to jump this Tuesday, to the Zorrilla grass, with the sole intention of surpassing the rival and taking another step in the Cup, where many players are vindicating themselves.
After having previously eliminated Racing Murcia, Portugalete and Fuenlabrada, all of them of a lower category, Levante seeks to reach the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey for the sixth time in its history.
The Valencian team has not started badly this 2021, since their only defeat occurred in Villarreal in the first game of the year and then they have won their two Cup qualifiers, beat Eibar and drew against Cádiz and Valladolid in the League.
The coach of the Raise, Paco Lopez, has the loss due to injury of José Campaña, Jorge De Frutos and Nikola Vukcevic and has summoned all available players.
In principle, the meta Cardenas will once again defend the goal in the Cup and Coke and Toño will be on the sides and with Rober Pier newly incorporated to the call after overcoming the coronavirus, they would have to repeat in the team Duarte or Vezo to accompany Postigo in the defense axis.
For the center of the field Paco López has players as They are, Melero and Rochina, more rested than the usual starters in the League, although unless the coach changes the system Malsa or Radoja they would have to start playing again.
Cordovan will be safe in attack Sergio Leon, who has scored five goals in this edition of the Cup, along with Dani gomez.
Probable lineups:
Valladolid: Roberto Jiménez; Luis Pérez, Joaquín, Alcaraz, Vilarrasa; Hervías, Roque Mesa, Kike Pérez, Waldo; Zalazar and Sergio Benito.
Lift: Cárdenas; Coke, Duarte, Postigo, Toño; They are, Melero, Radoja, Rochina; Sergio León and Dani Gómez.
Referee: Pizarro Gómez (Madrid Committee).
Stadium: José Zorrilla.
Time: 7 p.m. (DAZN)