Real Sociedad and Osasuna want to continue exciting themselves with the Cup
The ‘Txuri Urdin’ seek their oasis in an irregular course and the Navarros dream of returning to Seville two years later
MADRID, 5 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Royal Society and Ca Osasuna are measured this Thursday at the Reale Aren that the ‘reddish’ dream of sneaking into their second semifinal of the last three editions.
Real Sociedad and Osasuna see their faces for the second time in the last four days. Last Sunday, both teams measured forces in the Sadar in the League, a match that took the ‘Red’ team, adding three points that brought Europe closer to the table to the Basques. Now, in the Reale Arena, the Real looks for a particular revenge that would put them in the semifinal of the Cup, a competition in which both have been shining.
A tie that will be the reissue of the round of 16 of the last Copa del Rey. On that occasion, the ‘Txuri Urdin’ managed to eliminate the current runner -up in the Sadar. Now, it will be the Navarrese who will try to assault a Reale Arena in which they have achieved victory in their last two visits. In addition, those of Vicente Moreno have already demonstrated with their victory in San Mamés in the previous round that are able to win in any field.
As for the locals, they arrive at the cupo duel immersed in one of the worst moments of the season. Despite the victory during the week against Paok, the Sadar was the fourth defeat of the team in the last five commitments. A streak that has those of Imanol Alguacil occupying the eleventh place in the League, so the competition Copera, in which only three games separate them from a final, can be the nail to grab this season.
Therefore, a very starting eleven is expected in the Real, in which many of the protagonists who started in the Sunday League match like Mikel Oyarzabal, the protagonist in the cuppour duel of the last campaign with one of the many realistic, that this course is the top scorer of the team in a cup with two goals. In addition, Orri Oskarsson will accompany him, who arrives on a streak after scoring three goals in the last two games.
For its part, Osasuna again excite his hobby in a cup in a season in which the team is fighting for the European positions in the League. Two years after reaching their roof in the competition with the dispute of the final in 2023, the Navarrese seek the seventh semifinal copera of their history.
To achieve this, Vicente Moreno’s team must overcome an opponent who has won in the last three times they have faced, also getting the goal to zero in his last two visits to Reale Arena. In sports, everything is good news for the ‘rojillos’, who will arrive at the duel in San Sebastián with all empty nursing, all available players.
Among them, before Budimir that, beyond scoring a double to Real on Sunday, he is the top of the team in a cup with three goals, two of them to knock down to the current champion in San Mamés. A Croatian striker who can share offensive trident with Bryan Zaragoza, already completely recovered from his injury and had minutes in the league confrontation.
Technical file
–Posibles alignments:
Real Sociedad: Remiro; Aramburu, Zubeldia, Aguerd, Sergio Gómez; Zubimendi, Sucic, Brais Méndez; Oyarzabal, Oskarsson and sheraldo Becker.
CA osasuna: aitor fernández; ARESO, Boyomo, Catena, Juan Cruz; Moncayola, torró; Rubén garcía, aimar oroz, bryan zaragoza; Y Budimir.
–Arbitro: Melero López (C. Andaluz).
-Stadium: Reale Arena.
-Hora: 19.30/Movistar Copa del Rey.