Rest day for Real Zaragoza as focus turns to injured players
Real Zaragoza have a rest day this Tuesday while monitoring the fitness of Diego González, Rubén Iranzo and Ander Herrera ahead of the match against Cartagena.
Real Zaragoza have a rest day this Tuesday while monitoring the fitness of Diego González, Rubén Iranzo and Ander Herrera ahead of the match against Cartagena.
Real Zaragoza's victory over Juventud de Torremolinos left its mark. The Blanquillos earned three points in a chaotic match that also left three players struggling: Ander, Diego González and Rubo. They trained alongside the other starters on Monday, which is a positive sign, but the club is monitoring how their muscle overload develops. Edu Espiau was the only absentee.
Real Zaragoza’s second consecutive win (3-4 against Juventud de Torremolinos) has placed the team on course for the top half of the table if it can maintain its current pace. Two wins in three matches mean six points from nine, an average of two per game that would amount to 76 points at the end of the season. That would be enough to win the title, although the team currently sits seventh in the table.
Three points that feel like gold. In a bizarre and incredible match that saw them suffer more than expected, Real Zaragoza secured their second consecutive victory and, alongside Ibiza, Villarreal B and Atlético Madrileño, are the only teams to have collected the last six points. This new win, combined with the rest of the results from the third league round in Primera RFEF, leaves the club with six points in seventh place and within the playoff points range.
Real Zaragoza earned their first three points against Antequera with Edu Espiau's late goal and now visit El Pozuelo at 4 p.m. to face Juventud de Torremolinos. The Blanquillos will play at the Málaga side's stadium for the first time in Primera RFEF.
Real Zaragoza secured an important win at El Pozuelo on Sunday in a match that could have been comfortable, but which the Aragonese side went out of its way to make difficult. The Blanquillo team, shaky at the back, relied more on efficiency than eye-catching football. They eventually won 4-3, narrowly overcoming a Juventud de Torremolinos side that put them under pressure. The victory allows them to look toward the top of the table.
The win at El Pozuelo against Torremolinos had to be fought for from the start, and the tight finish left nerves running high. Despite the hosts' two late goals, Real Zaragoza secured three points that feel like pure glory in this division.
Real Zaragoza's passionate supporters have once again made their presence felt after relegation to Primera RFEF, with 18,425 season-ticket holders, 73 more than last season in the Segunda division.
Real Zaragoza make their second away trip of the season in Primera RFEF to face Juventud de Torremolinos. The match takes place this Sunday at 4:00 p.m. at El Pozuelo, where the visitors will look to claim their first away win and move up the table.
Edu Espiau has missed a third consecutive training session with Real Zaragoza, just one day before the clash with Juventud Torremolinos. Barring a surprise, the team's only goalscorer will not travel to Málaga this weekend.
Real Zaragoza will play this weekend — on Sunday at 4 p.m. — in a new and unusual setting. They must visit El Pozuelo, a compact stadium with a capacity of 3,000, where Juventud de Torremolinos await them on the Costa del Sol in Málaga province. But "it won't be decisive," said the Aragonese team's coach, Ibai Gómez.
As the season gets fully underway, Real Zaragoza continues to learn the schedule for the opening rounds that will shape each team's ambitions in Primera RFEF. This Friday, the club learned the date and time of its matchday-seven visit to Atlético Madrileño during the Pilar festivities.
Rotations are returning to Real Zaragoza after the team’s first win of the season, when they improved after halftime. “There will be changes,” coach Ibai Gómez said ahead of the match against Juventud de Torremolinos.
Real Zaragoza coach Ibai Gómez wants to set aside anything that could cause hesitation. He has called for positive ideas surrounding the team as it reaches a crucial point in the season. A win would keep Zaragoza near the top; a defeat could leave them in no-man’s-land—or see them drop down. “If we send negative messages, we’ll start to doubt ourselves,” he said before Sunday’s visit to Juventud de Torremolinos.
Good spirits and a positive atmosphere are beginning to emerge around Real Zaragoza and its squad. To celebrate captain Tachi's birthday, the team gathered for dinner to show that the dressing room is united.
Edu Espiau has not trained with Real Zaragoza for a second consecutive day. The striker, the team’s only goalscorer this season, is now expected to miss the match in Torremolinos.
The third round of Primera RFEF kicks off this Friday, with the competition's three Aragonese teams looking for positive results to climb the standings. Real Zaragoza, who secured a much-needed and dramatic victory against Antequera in their last match, want to earn their first points away from home at Juventud de Torremolinos. S.D. Huesca and Teruel, meanwhile, aim to turn their home grounds into fortresses against Villarreal B and Real Jaén, respectively.
As in their latest win over Antequera at Ibercaja Estadio, Real Zaragoza will again be refereed by a debutant in their next match: Joaquín Béjar Caballero. The referee from the Murcia committee will make his debut this Sunday in Spain’s third tier when the Aragonese side face Juventud de Torremolinos at El Pozuelo Stadium at 4 p.m.
Torremolinos are eager to return to El Pozuelo and play at home against Real Zaragoza. “Eagerly,” said one of their star signings, Julian Brandes, who came through Ajax’s academy. He played one match for them as a substitute in the 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid Castilla.
Javier Berdejo continues to take giant strides. The young Real Zaragoza centre-back is one of the club’s top academy prospects and, in another sign of his promising future, the 16-year-old defender has been called up by Spain’s U-17 team for a training camp at the start of the season.