Barakaldo has earned the full right to look into the eyes of the promotion play-off. The factory complex is only three … points from fifth place, while they have already taken a total of seven points ahead of the relegation places. The Gualdinegros want to extend the good streak with a new victory, this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. in Lasesarre, against Osasuna Promesas. The red team is bottom and has not won since the end of November. In their last eleven games, they have recorded eight defeats and three draws.
Even so, Imanol de la Sota stated in a press conference that “looking at the classification does not suit us, neither when the rival is below nor when it is above, we believe that the matches are played on the day and at the time at which they are played, regardless of the situation of each one at that moment.” «In this category, whoever places the classification regarding what may happen in the next game is wrong. It is a category in which everything is very equal,” he stressed. Currently, there are fourteen points that separate both squads.
In addition, the coach of the Baracaldians warned that “Osasuna has lost due to details, no one goes over it, it has its situations of taking the lead, it has had games in which it has even generated more than the opponent and efficiency has not allowed it to win.” The Navarrese squad has not lost any match by more than two goals. De la Sota explained that “they are a very competitive team, strong in the first duels and moving very well.” “Navarrese players are very competitive, it is difficult to get them out of games and they are doing it,” he added.
It is also advisable to keep your ears pricked because Barakaldo have not done particularly well in their recent clashes with Osasuna Promesas. Last year, the Baracaldians won by a tight and suffered 2-1 in Lasesarre. In Tajonar, last season they lost 2-1 and, in the first round of the current season, they lost 2-0. De la Sota said he did not know the causes of this. “Maybe they have taken the measure or they are circumstances that occur,” he commented. Be that as it may, what they want to corroborate is “to continue being as strong at home as we are and give new joy to our people.”
Oier López is low
A hypothetical victory would put them in the thick of the fight for the promotion play-off and would move them away, almost definitively, from the relegation zone. For this decisive stake, Eric Pérez and Borja García remain low, and they could be available in a few weeks. Even the central defender could be in the call to provide his leadership. Meanwhile, Sabin Merino returns to the cause. The most negative thing is the absence of Oier López, who “has a problem that we hope will be for this week and little else,” the coach revealed.
