The illusion of Elche against Zaragoza under pressure

Elche CF and Real Zaragoza They face the first leg of the semifinals tonight for promotion with the idea of ​​hitting the rival first and thus achieve an advantage that allows them to approach the final.

Both teams arrive with mixed feelings, as the Elche, whose main objective at the beginning of the course was salvation, faces it with enthusiasm and less pressure, while for the Real Zaragoza, which has gone from more to less during the season, the promotion is almost an obligation.

In addition, the Elche team has been able to recover several injured players, unlike the Aragonese, who lost his' Pichichi’Luis Suárez, here in the Watford forced to return after the assignment. Nor will there be another forward, Javi puado, recovering after having tested positive for Covid-19. James Igbekeme, with a tear in the adductor, will be another absent.

He Elche, well, he is full of spirits after several weeks of indignation at the ‘Fuenlabrada case'. Your technician José Rojo, ‘Pacheta’, you can count on all your players, since Óscar Gil, Josan and Nuke mfulu have recovered from their respective injuries.

If the team from Elche is in the mood to change luck in the promotion phases to First – it could not reach its goal in the previous two disputed – against a Real Zaragoza With whom he lost in the two duels this year, the Blanquillo team faces the crash with more doubts than certainty due to its poor performance after the break and due to casualties.

He Real Zaragoza has done a mini concentration on Benidorm, in which he had the help of Toni NadaHe, Rafa Nadal's uncle and coach, who gave a motivational talk to Víctor Fernández's players, who has 24 troops, although The Yamiq and Javi ros, fresh from injuries, their participation is very complicated.

Elche: Edgar Badía; Óscar Gil, Gonzalo Verdú, Josema, Juan Cruz; Folch, Victor; Iván Sánchez, Nino, Josan; and Jonathas.

Real Zaragoza: Cristian; Vigaray, Atienza, Guitián, Nieto ;; Kagawa, Soro, Burgui; and Linares.

Referee: Ávalos Barrera (Catalan Committee).

Stadium: Martínez Valero.

Time: 10:00 p.m. (Movistar LaLiga)