Sergio Lozano (33 years old) received this Monday the membership card of FC Barcelona from the hands of the president of the club, Joan Laporta. With 11 seasons at the club, he had been on the waiting list for years and the time has finally come after the current board of directors has lifted the restrictions to become a Barça member.
It is one more motivation for the Barça futsal captain, top scorer in the history of the section with 299 goals ahead of Ferrao (268) and Wilde (247). This week he has two great league games before him to reach and exceed 300 goals. Barça visits Movistar Inter on Thursday in Torrejón (5:30 p.m.) and will host ElPozo on Sunday at the Palau (12:00 p.m.). The two teams will want to avenge their defeats against the azulgrana team in the recent Spanish Cup, which is already in the club’s record.
For these two parties, Jesus Velasco has the confirmed casualties of Esquerdinha, Ferrao and Pito. The coach has begun to prepare this Monday for the double confrontation with six players from the subsidiary: Àlex Lluch, Víctor Pérez, Daniel Fernández, Jorge Carrasco, Albert Ortas and Marc Campàs.
Next week, two more games: on Wednesday in Jaén (9:00 p.m.), and on Sant Jordi, April 23, against Fútbol Emotion Zaragoza at the Palau (6:00 p.m.).
Lozano He is also the player with the most titles in the history of the section (27) and he wants more. “We are working in the right direction as shown by the Super Cup and Spanish Cup titles that we have already won and now we face the challenge of the Champions League with great confidence, which is the title that makes us most excited and the one that gives us the most prestige” , stated on Barça TV in reference to the Final Four that Barça will face in 15 days in Riga (Latvia). They will travel on Tuesday, April 26. The Portuguese Benfica will be their opponent in the semifinals next Friday, April 29 at 8:00 p.m. On the other side of the draw, Sporting CP will face ACCS Paris on the same day at 5:00 p.m. The final will be played on Sunday, May 1.
“Who should have told me that I would have a new opportunity like this after three serious injuries. Barça has always been by my side, now it’s time to live day to day and take advantage of this good moment to try to meet the objectives and add the maximum of possible titles with the club”, explained Lozano to the club media.
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