Matches begin for Alser Puerto Sagunto

After almost three weeks of intensive pre-season work, from tomorrow, Friday, the Alser players will do what every professional sportsman enjoys most: compete, even if the matches are friendlies.

Serbian coach Goran Dzokic has prepared a double helping for this weekend. To begin, on Friday from 8 pm, in the Navarrese town of Tafalla, Alser will face one of last season’s surprise teams. Amaya Sport San Antonio will continue to put their faith in youth and have assembled a squad with few but carefully selected changes. The departures of Javier Humet (Caja3), Eloy Gonzalez (Torrevieja), Borragan (Anaita), Vargas (Octavio) and Santi Urdiales have been replaced by highly promising young players, following the philosophy and maintaining the spirit of this San Antonio side. Peciña, Lopez, Luisfe Jiménez, David Jiménez and Danimir Curcovic join the Pamplona squad, which continues to look to Niko Mindegia as the guiding light in midfield and Juanjo Apextxea on the bench.

With little time for contemplation, this Saturday from 7.30 pm Alser Puerto Sagunto will face Caja3 BM Aragón, who will be waiting for them in the “neutral” territory of the Teruel town of Mora de Rubielos. The two sides will contest the 3rd El Escalón Tournament, in this handball oasis in the middle of the desert that Mora de Rubielos represents in Teruel. Caja3, coached by Sagunto native Sergio Ruiz Casanova, have also undergone the expected squad changes, with foreign players Larsson, Stojanovic, Arrhenius and Stankovic replaced by Spanish players. Javi Garcia, Javier Humet, Victor Vigo and Cristian Postigo are the Aragonese club’s signings for this season.

 This match will have an extra dose of spice, as pivot Carlos Prendes will have his first opportunity to face the Oranges from Alser’s pivot position, having joined the red-and-whites for their second season in Asobal.

These two opening pre-season matches will provide an initial test of the new signings’ progress. In addition to the aforementioned Prendes, Sorrentino, Chelu Cid, Nacho Moya, Bojan Stefanovic and Marko Dzokic will showcase their abilities as they continue to defend the red-and-white dream of establishing themselves in the Asobal elite for many years to come.

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