Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto want to do their homework against MMT Seguros Zamora

Tomorrow, Saturday, Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto face MMT Seguros Zamora at the Ovni from 18:30, in a match corresponding to the 22nd round of the Liga Asobal.

MMT Seguros Zamora occupy 14th place with 15 points, third from bottom and three points above the relegation zone, currently marked by BM Aragón. However, given how tightly packed the table is, ninth-placed Fertiberia have only three more points than the Zamora side.

Eduardo García Valiente's side arrive without one of their goalkeepers, Luis Posado, and without Chilean international pivot Esteban Salinas. The home side, meanwhile, will be without Víctor Álvarez, who underwent ligament surgery this month, while David Bruixola is doubtful after injuring his back in the uneventful match against Barcelona and being unable to train since then.

In statements to Zamora News, the Zamora coach said: “The team are frustrated. When you don't get those good training feelings for a week, the team suffers. However, this is not about complaining but about finding solutions. As a coach, it is very easy for me to manage this group because they always give everything. This team produces results from nowhere until the final whistle. We have to learn from the mistakes in the first-leg match and stay in the game until the end.”

The match was described by the Valencian rojiblanco coach, Pachí Martí, as “A banana skin. We won well in Zamora (26–33), but the match demands our utmost seriousness and concentration. Zamora have won in Pamplona and Granollers, and they need to win to escape the direct relegation battle.” Martí wants to spend the final third of the season looking upwards rather than towards relegation. “Puente Genil are pushing. Villa Aranda are pushing. And if we want to be ambitious, these are the matches we absolutely must win.”

Without doubt, it will be a very exciting and closely fought match, in which neither team will hold anything back in their fight for victory. After the Fallas celebrations, the Ovni will be dressed in its finest and will pay tribute with a minute's silence to recently deceased club legend Antonio Sario Sánchez.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.