When the Atlético de Madrid ball came out, Joseca Márquez (25 years old), Arenteiro left-back, was in situ at the draw in Las Rozas and felt as if “El Gordo” had touched them. Fate has wanted the game to be played precisely on the day of the Christmas Lottery and one of its most illustrious footballers, Adrián Cruz Juncal (35), warns: «This year I have bought many tenths. I hope there will be a double prize ». Citing his second surname is not trivial, since he shares it with another footballer, a certain Iago Aspas. “He is my cousin. We are both from Moaña and we are very close friends. Football has not changed him », he reveals to us. And of course, when Atleti touched them, he took the opportunity to ask him for something: «We had talked about if Celta touched us he would have been very handsome. But when Atlético left I told him to talk to Morata so that he would give me his shirt ». The national team unites them, and Adrián confesses that his cousin was “very screwed” by being left out of the World Cup: “He had hope until the last moment. But many good people stayed without going. He made the joke that with those who were left out, an eleven would come out that could perfectly compete with those who went. Today Adrián and his teammates will have the opportunity to face World Cup players, would you throw a pipe at Koke if you have the opportunity? “Yes of course. In fact, I already played against Koke while at Atlético B and I at Pontevedra. In this field everything is equal. Last year we lived it against Valencia, we played them face to face », he recalls. In fact, the Ché club needed extra time to beat Arenteiro. And Joseca takes the opportunity to send Cholo some advice: “I would tell him to bring the wellies, because the field is going to be quite bad.” In recent days it has not stopped raining in Carballino, and rain is also expected for today. “Apart from the benches here they are small, part of his staff and his squad will have to be out. A hostile environment awaits them”, Adrián adds. «Espiñedo is magical, the field is going to be heavy, there will be mud on the band. They will have to come in overalls, if they don’t come with the intensity and desire they have to have, they will suffer here.” The one who issues this warning is not just anyone, it is Pol Bueso, center back and team captain, who at 37 is considered by many to be the “father” of the locker room. Precisely with his two children, five and six years old, he was when the Atleti ball came out: «What a cry they hit! Because they already find out, they distinguish the shields, and when they saw that it was Cholo’s team, Griezmann’s… they were very happy ». Adrián Cruz, Arenteiro player Barely fifteen years ago they played in Regional and today Arenteiro is the leader of Group I of the Second Federation and one of the aspects that Pol stands out the most is that the children of Carballiño want to go to football “to see Arenteiro”. . «It is a pride that they are going to play here, in the city, in Espiñedo. If 5,000 or 6,000 more people had fit, they would have entered as well (Espiñedo has a capacity for 3,000 people thanks to some extra stands). But history is going to be made in the town, which is where it has to be done », he asserts as if he were a native of O Carballiño, despite being from Castellón by birth. “It is a very familiar club. In many places it is said that it is like a family, but in this case it is the absolute truth. They have treated me phenomenally, I am very grateful. They all go as one and no one is left behind. The work of Argimiro Marnotes, its president, and the club’s coordinator, Manuel Cid, as the most visible heads is allowing Arenteiro to grow by leaps and bounds. “Last year there were three or four players who also had their job apart from football, but this year the club became a bit more professional, and we all dedicate ourselves only to football and the results are there”, explains Joseca. Related News Atlético de Madrid standard No Simeone, about Joao: “Nobody is essential, nobody, but nobody” José Ignacio Fernández In an appearance marked by his future, the Argentine has also indicated that hopefully they will give the Portuguese “tranquility and joy to play like in the World Cup» In addition to the leadership in the League, this humble Galician club had to overcome five rivals to be champion of the Federation Cup and be able to reach the Copa del Rey. Once there, they eliminated an entire Primera team like Almería (2-0). “Very few people thought we would go through and the team competed in a First Division and did not clash at all,” says the captain. And Adrián once again stresses the importance of playing at home. “If it were in the Metropolitan I would tell you that we had a 1% chance.” But being in Espiñedo, how much is the percentage? «I think that between 15% -20% we have. I believe it, it will surely rain and the field is not the Metropolitan or any of the First ». And Pol endorses that confidence: «That’s good, you have to believe. I assure you that we are not going to give it to them, if they want to pass they will have to sweat it very much. We know that Atlético comes with great media pressure and we have to play with that.” And in fact, the central veteran has a similar experience facing Barça in the Cup when he played with Hércules in Segunda B. «It was a double game. We tied them 1-1 in Alicante and in the second leg we held out for 21 minutes. And there you see that they get nervous, that their faces change a bit, that they can’t keep it down because then it didn’t hit them. That is my illusion, to compete with them ». And among his favorites in the rojiblanco team, Carrasco stands out, due to his overflow and his speed, Koke and Saúl “as a mirror in which to look at oneself”, and the three coincide in Joao Félix. The Portuguese will probably not play suffering from “pharyngoamigdalitis”, according to the club. «Oysters! I did not know, I did not know it. We were counting on him to come », answers Adrián when he finds out. «It seems to me that he has some brutal conditions, he would always play with me (Adrián has a Level 3 coach), but being a footballer is not only doing two pipes, when you have to put on work overalls you also have to know how to do it ». So at Atlético they are warned, they will have to fight in the mud of Espiñedo if they want to cling to the dream of the Cup. ———– As every year, on December 22 the extraordinary draw of the Lottery of Christmas, which on this occasion distributes 2,500 million euros. Here you can check Christmas Lottery, if your ticket has been awarded any of the prizes and with how much money. Good luck!
