Txerloia seeks a First | The Basque newspaper

The Anaitasuna is one step away from making history and receive an official match in Txerloia to a First Division team. The Gipuzkoan team will take on the Asturian Real Titánico this afternoon (7:00 p.m.) in a single match of the last previous round of the Copa del Rey, which has the prize of measuring at home a non-European team of the highest category of state football. They know in Azkoitia that the challenge is not easy, but “illusion” is the word that is repeated the most these days in the streets of the town.

«Our philosophy or our values ​​are play with the highest number of Azkoitia players and that we reach this preliminary phase is a challenge, but at the same time an objective ”, recognizes its president Pedro Urdapilleta. The new format of the KO tournament “allows to generate illusion” in modest teams such as Anaitasuna, where they assure that it would be “tremendous” to see a Primera play in Txerloia. “It would be a historical fact, without a doubt,” says his president, who admits not yet having any preference over LaLiga rivals, although “Those who usually walk above always make more illusion, a Valencia or a Betis”.

They have a very close mirror to look at, in Tolosa, which they take as an “example” after last season they qualified for the First Round of the Cup and received Valladolid in Berazubi. “We are in the same situation, although they were lucky enough to play this previous at home and we have to move.” However, Urdapilleta does not consider this factor as determining as other courses. «Playing behind closed doors, the advantage of playing at home is lower. If in Txerloia we had to have played without an audience, the situation would change a lot and for them too ”, admits the president.

The gorrixe team arrives at the meeting this afternoon with the “rush” that the victory of this past weekend at Vitoria has meant for the club, a victory that “has given a lot of morale” for Xabi Artetxe’s pupils. Despite the “little information” they have been able to gather on the Real Titanico, Urdapilleta predicts a tie «equalized and closed. They are a veteran team that plays very direct and is used to playing at home on natural grass ”despite the fact that the match is played on artificial grass.