Córdoba, June 22 (EFE) -. Córdoba, a historic Spanish football team that has been struggling for several seasons, receives Barça Atlétic this Sunday at the Nuevo Arcángel, aware that the moment of truth has arrived and that it cannot fail in its goal of returning to the Second Division. Division five years later, for which a draw is enough.
In the return of this final for promotion to the dreamed silver category for a team that has suffered a lot in recent campaigns and also for a subsidiary, the Barcelona player, who arrives with the utmost enthusiasm, the New Municipal Stadium of El Arcángel, As in the semifinal, it will once again register a full house with more than 21,000 spectators as the city is dedicated to its team.
The first leg, played a week ago at the Estadi Johan Cruyff, in Sant Joan Despí, ended in a 1-1 draw that left everything to be decided for the second leg, in which there will be a full house at the Nuevo Arcángel, in addition to a welcome for the team and an area for fans from noon on the outskirts of the stadium.
The Andalusian team, second in its group in the regular league of the Primera RFEF, is worth the tie to return to professional football after five years in the semi-professional categories, although the team coached by Iván Ania will take to the field in search of victory and without speculating, as he has done all season, to avoid last minute scares.
Due to their second place in the regular competition, compared to Barça Atlètic’s third place, Córdoba would achieve promotion in the event of a tie, provided that extra time also ends in a tie.
The green and white team arrive at this very final in a great dynamic, after having closed the season in second place with 77 points in their locker and having won in the two duels of the semi-final for promotion against SD Ponferradina, by 0-1 in El Toralín and 2-1 in El Arcángel.
Furthermore, the home status favors Córdoba, since it has always been strong in its stadium throughout the season, with 14 wins, 2 draws and only 4 defeats, of which only one, against UD Ibiza, It was against a rival from the top of the classification.
In the history of Barça Atlètic’s visits to El Arcángel, the data also favors the Andalusians, since the culé reserve team only beat Córdoba at home on three occasions out of twelve matches, a balance that is completed with five victories for the green and white and four draws that would be well worth a promotion on this occasion.
All in all, Iván Ania and his team will look for a victory to take Córdoba back to Second Division, a category that they abandoned at the end of the 2018-19 season, in a match for which the Asturian will be able to count on almost his entire squad, except for the center back Dragisa Gudelj, out due to a heart condition, and midfielder Álvaro Leiva, due to suspension. EFE
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