He Barça Atlètic promotion to the Second Division will be played against Cordova in the playoff final. The Andalusian team, cheered on by 21,245 spectators in El Arcángel, won 2-1 against the Ponferradina, after having also won 0-1 in the first leg in Bercian lands. The first match will be played at Johan Cruyff Stadium due to the subsidiary’s worst league classification (3rd in Group 1) and the return leg will be in Córdoba (2nd in Group 2). This Monday the day (Saturday the 15th or Sunday the 16th) and the schedule will be known, at least for the first leg. Esport3, Canal Sur and FEF TV will offer the tie live on TV.
Córdoba is coached by a talented former Primera player, Ivan Ania (46 years old, left-footed interior for Oviedo), with two ex-culés in the squad: Alex Salaa 23-year-old midfielder who played in Juvenil A, and José Antonio Martíneza 31-year-old center back who played in the reserve team between 2016 and 2018, although they were not starters this Sunday.
The 2-1 goals against Ponferradina were scored by their ‘killer’, Antonio Casaswho has 15 this season and scored 1-0 in the first minutes, and the veteran Kike Marquez34 years old, who made it 2-1 from a penalty in added time, ending the uncertainty because 1-2 would have taken the match to extra time.
Córdoba is a historic club that in the 2014-15 season dropped from the First Division to the Second, precisely after an 0-8 against Barça. Luis Enrique, and 2018-19 was his last campaign in the Second Division. He even tried the Second RFEF in 2021-22, coming out of the hole first.
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