Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto will play their 18th-round Liga Asobal Bauhaus match tomorrow, Wednesday, from 20:30 at the Ovni against Naturhouse La Rioja, with the match broadcast live on Sportmania.
The match presents an extremely difficult challenge for the Valencians, as the Riojan side are second in the league with only two defeats and, along with FC Barcelona, are the two Spanish teams competing in the Champions League.
The teams' most recent matches could not have followed more contrasting trajectories. While Fertiberia beat Ciudad Encantada in the league by the narrowest of margins, Naturhouse suffered one of the most bitter defeats imaginable, conceding a direct-free-kick goal from more than 18 metres that Jorge Gómez was unable to stop, resulting in defeat in Zagreb in the Champions League.
Despite the strength of their opponents, Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto are clinging to everything they can to believe in victory. Patxi Martí states that“Naturhouse are an exceptionally powerful team, in spectacular form, but they can be beaten. We have to do everything perfectly and they must not be at their best, but it is possible with the support of our fans. Cuenca pushed them to the limit and showed us the way, and they are also in the middle of their crucial Champions League week.”
Patxi has all his players available, although Tarraso is carrying an injury that already troubled him on Saturday. For the franjivino side, their most significant absence is Tiagus Petrus.
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