He Seville begins its journey this Tuesday in the Cup
of the
King with a one-off match against Ciudad de Lucena, a Third Division team that will experience a party with its fans on a historic day with the opportunity to face a First Division team. Julen Lopetegui, Nervionense coach, has declared that the start of this competition raises great illusion among the squad and that the objective is “to go as far as possible and win the title, why not?”
On an artificial turf field and in front of a team that this week has lost the leadership of its Third group, the 10A subgroup, Lopetegui knows that his team will find difficulties if they do not come out with the necessary concentration and that the current format of the Copa del Rey will lead to several surprises.
Obviously, the Gipuzkoan will make changes and will use his less usual players for the appointment with the Cordovan, although the fact that there has not been a return match makes the duel “a final” and will make Lopetegui treat the process of choosing with great tact. an eleven. However, there are players who will take advantage of the appointment to continue recovering from injuries. For example, Jesús Navas, who has missed the last two games against Rennes and Getafe, will be one of those remaining in Seville along with the injured Vaclik, Munir and Escudero.
In the Ciudad de Lucena, the illusion generated by the visit of Sevilla stands out, in addition to the fact that there will be about 400 spectators in the stadium as a small public is allowed. With the curiosity that his coach, Dimas Carrasco, is the first cousin of the vice president of Sevilla, José María del Nido Carrasco, in his ranks several players from the Sevilla quarry, such as central Pablo Gallardo and winger Víctor Morillo, one of the most dangerous players in the Cordoba squad due to their speed and the striking of their left foot.
Probable lineups
City of Lucena: Álex Lázaro; Marcos, Pablo Gallardo, Álvaro, Zurdo; Mario, Toni Pérez, Adri Ruiz; Nacho, Víctor Morillo and Juan Delgado.
Seville: Bonus; Aleix Vidal, Sergi Gómez, Rekik, Acuña; Gudelj, Óscar Rodríguez, Franco Vázquez; Suso, Idrissi and Carlos Fernández.