Alavés already knows their first rival in the Cup this season. On December 16, he will go to Andalusia to face the Club Deportivo Rincón, a squad from the Malaga town of Rincón de la Victoria, in a single match.
Framing in group 2-A of the Honor Division after relegation from the Third Division, this modest club plays its matches at the Francisco Romero stadium. However, if the public is allowed to attend the Cup match, consider playing in a larger stadium. La Rosaleda or Ciudad de Málaga are the alternatives.
The Malaga team was proclaimed champion of the previous tournament for access to the Cup and qualified for this tie by beating Rudasir de Melilla (1-2) at home, in a preliminary round also played in a single match. Soto and Tom.
The players and coaching staff of the Andalusian entity welcomed their Alavés match with joy. They gathered to witness the Cup draw in a cafeteria. In social networks, they have announced their next confrontation with the babazorro team with the slogan “Fighting for their dream”. Founded in 1964, Club Deportivo Rincón has made history by qualifying to play the Cup this season.
Calendar loaded
For Deportivo Alavés, this pairing is inconvenient due to the long journey that they will have to face in December with a very demanding calendar. After receiving Valencia on Sunday (9:00 p.m.), November will close on Saturday, the 28th, visiting Real Madrid (9:00 p.m.). Already in December, he will play at home against Real Sociedad on Sunday 6 (9:00 pm) and will face four direct rivals.
From there, with the Copa crossing included, he will start a series of four commitments in just eleven days. On the weekend of December 13 he will play in Huesca and, on the 16, he will travel to Rincón de la Victoria to face his first rival cupbearer. On the weekend of the 20th they will face Celta in Vigo and, on December 23rd, they will receive Eibar in the first of the two derbies with which they will close 2020. On the 30th they will play their last match of the year at El Sadar against Osasuna.
Sad precedent
As in last season, the babazorros will start their career in the K.O. tournament in an Andalusian stadium. In the past year, he visited Real Jaén in a crossroads of bad memories. The Andalusians, at the Nueva Victoria Stadium and with a lawn in very poor condition, inflicted a very painful defeat (3-1) on them.
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Pons he was the author of the only goal from Alava in that duel, played on December 17, 2019, and Laguardia was sent off with a direct red card. Of the 14 footballers who played that match, 11 remain at the club.
As in the previous exercise, all crosses up to the semifinals will be played as a single match. In Reyes the second round will be played and, on January 16 or 17, the third, the round of 32. The round of 16 will be held on the 27th and the quarterfinal on February 3.
The semi-finals, roundtrip, will take place on February 10 and March 3, while the final is scheduled for Saturday, April 17.