Alser BM Puerto Sagunto seek a major upset against Caja3 BM Aragón

Caja3 BM Aragón are the next opponents to visit the Ovni this Tuesday 17 April from 20.15. The match is part of matchday 25, brought forward to Tuesday because the Zaragoza side are playing their European fixture on Saturday.

 The side managed by Alberto Estornell go into the match after a draw in Guadalajara that deserved to be a victory for the rojiblancos. Estornell’s men therefore arrive eager to keep fighting and demonstrate their best form. For this match, the Valencian coach has all his players available except Iago Muiña and Marko Dzokic, while goalkeeper Pachi Peg is a doubt.

The Zaragoza side, who occupy fifth place in the table, arrive at the Ovni after a home defeat to Helvetia Anaitasuna (30-33) and with almost their entire squad available, having been able to call upon portero-born centre-back Sergio Ruiz Casanova, for whom it will be a day of reunions, now fully fit. Their only absentee is left back Demetrio Lozano, who remains in the recovery process. They therefore arrive focused on consolidating the fifth position they currently occupy, which BM Ciudad Encantada are closely pursuing.

The rojiblancos therefore return to their court intending to continue believing in an Asobal future next season. As the Valencian team’s vice-president for communications, Carlos Argente, states, “beating BM Aragón, combined with defeats for Antequera in León and Huesca in Torrevieja, would reduce the gap to safety to three points, with matches against both direct rivals still to play. Ultimately, sporting survival in Asobal would go from being a miracle to an extremely difficult but possible mission”.

So they will have to grit their teeth and maintain the good momentum from the last match to overcome a Caja3 BM Aragón side that also retain their European ambitions.

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