The first away trip, against one of the early revelations: Recoletas Salud Atlético Valladolid

Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto face their first away trip this weekend in the Liga Nexus Energía ASOBAL 2026-2027. They will visit Recoletas Salud Atlético Valladolid on Sunday at the Polideportivo Huerta del Rey from 12:00, in a match that will bring the competition’s third round to a close.

The red-and-whites come into the match having played their first two fixtures of the season at home at the Pabellón Port de Sagunt. Their record is one win (39-38) against ABANCA Ademar León and one defeat (24-27) against Fraikin BM Granollers. Those two points mean they are the team marking the halfway point of the table, in eighth place.

“We are adjusting what held us back most competitively last weekend. We know we are going to face a truly outstanding team. They are probably one of the best clubs in terms of their start, not only as far as results are concerned, but also in terms of their performances,” commented Sergio Mallo on how the training week has gone and the opponent they will face.

Their opponents, by contrast, occupy third place in the standings with a total of four points, having only tasted victory so far in the regular league season. Indeed, the Valladolid side beat REBI Cuenca away from home by 26-28 on the opening matchday and, on their debut in front of their own supporters last Saturday, did the same against Tubos Aranda, winning 34-26.

David Pisonero is once again in charge of the Castilla y León side, having now spent more than eight years as coach of their first team. In terms of the summer transfer market, they brought in goalkeeper Benedek Nagy, left wing Sergio Sánchez and backcourt players Álex Colón, Asier Iribar and Ignacio Suárez. These five arrivals replaced the departures of Juan Manuel Bar and Gustavo Oliveira, Martin Karapalevski and the retirement of Miguel Camino.

“We are travelling with the aim of bringing the two points back, as always, and, if that is not possible, competing until the end. We know they have a very strong defence with plenty of physical presence, particularly in the central area. Their goalkeeping numbers have been spectacular so far,” stressed Gabriel Navarro, speaking about Benedek Nagy, who has been selected in goal in both of the category’s ideal sevens to date and leads the saves ranking with as many as 34.

To find the most recent previous meeting in which the Valencians travelled to Valladolid, we have to go back to September 2023. In that match, the two points stayed with the home side thanks to a 33-26 result.

Supporters from Puerto de Sagunto who wish to follow the match broadcast can do so via the league’s OTT platform, ASOBAL TV, using the following link:  https://www.streamwayplus.com/es/asobal-tv .

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.