After falling convincingly in the final of last year, the futsal barca is motivated to return to reign in the Spanish Cupwhich is being held from this Thursday, March 31, to Sunday, April 3, at the Olivo Arena Sports Palace in Jaén, and today (9:30 p.m./Teledeporte) the road to reconquest begins with an attractive quarter-final duel against Jimbee Cartagena. The first quarter-final match (6:30 p.m.) will be another interesting Movistar Inter-Palma Futsalwhose winner will be measured against the winner of the duel between Catalans and Cartagena, while tomorrow, Friday, there will be the last two quarter-final qualifiers, they will be a Aspil Jumpers Ribera Navarra-ElPozo Murcia (7:00 p.m.) and a Viña Albali Valdepeñas-Jaén Inner Paradise (9:30 p.m.).
The azulgrana start as theoretical favorites to win the title, after recently winning the Super Cup and finish the first round of the regular league as leaders, but they are aware that in a tournament like the Spanish Cup there are many surprises and there is no easy rival. The discharge of the injured Ferrao can be a major setback for the set of Jesus Velascobut the Barça coach assured that they have enough staff to cover the Brazilian’s absence on the track.
“By luck and planning we have a great squad with players who can unbalance. We are perhaps one of the teams that has more options to win on paper, but we have to prove that and that’s the beauty of it. It’s a tournament with many surprises and It will be the best atmosphere of the season in futsal”, he assured in the previous Velascowhich summoned the entire squad, including Ferrao and the not yet registered doggiefor the Spanish Cup and called the youth of the subsidiary Jorge Carrasco and Victor Perez.
For his part, the Jimbee Cartagena from Doubt has the confirmed casualties of Juanpi, Javi Mínguez, Andresito, Guilherme Meira and Simiwhile he still does not know if he will be able to count on the Brazilian Fer Drasler, a newcomer to the team after leaving Russia. Despite the numerous absences, the Murcian team promises to make things difficult and will be inspired by the recent tie they achieved at the Palau. The Barça want the sixth Spanish Cup of its history and the show is guaranteed.
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