The Cup is cool, but not that cool, by Iñaki Ugalde

The second leg of the Cup semifinal between Valencia and Athletic will be played, at least for now, on Wednesday, March 2 at 9:30 p.m. The Spanish Football Federation announced yesterday that the Mestalla match is delayed by half an hour compared to the initially scheduled time. Some will attribute these 30 minutes of delay over the time announced in the first instance to the pressure exerted by Marcelino.

OAnother lack of rigor, jokes aside, in a competition that has regained its strength and interest since the first round thanks to its new competitive format. The Cup is cool, but not so much thanks to these types of small details that denote a great lack of seriousness. Enough has already been said in addition to the gap in terms of rest time between one contender and the other.

TThere is still time ahead, in any case, for them to communicate some other variation. a pity What is clear again is that the ordinary fans, those who continue to go to the stadiums, do not give a damn to the organizers, programmers and others. All for the dough.

SIt’s getting long, too long, this wait between the first leg and the second leg of the Cup semifinal. Maybe it wouldn’t be a bad idea for the future to set the second game a week after the first or even keep the single-game format unique, as in the previous rounds.

Ahe Athletic, in any case, awaits the visit to the Camp Nou before Mestalla. First thing’s first. Let’s see if the League is also cool.