Manolo Sanlúcar’s boys, in 20th place in the standings with 17 points, face the rival in 17th place with 24 points.
The match will be officiated by Carlos Alberto Carbonell Hernández, his eighth season in Second B, and his first time refereeing an official match for the MCF reserve team.
Players in common Atlético Malagueño-CD Don Benito
Pedro Carrión* and Juanma*
(*) Under the Málaga CF ‘B’ name
Coaches in common Atlético Malagueño-CD Don Benito
None
To take into account
- Chica, David Ramos and Juande, with 4 yellow cards, are the Malaguistas on the brink of sanction.
- The reserve team boys are seeking their second home win of the season. The last was on 25th November 2018, with a 2-1 victory against Sanluqueño.
- Don Benito have scored 19 goals and conceded 30 in the 24 league games to date. They have scored points from half of these games (6 wins and 6 draws).
Historical precedent
Atlético Malagueño and CD Don Benito previously faced one another in an official match in Málaga. It was the 1998-99 season when both teams (the reserve team under the Málaga CF ‘B’ name) were in Group D-1 of the Second Division B promotion play-offs. Here are the stats from that game that the reserve team won by 3-1:
Málaga CF ‘B’: Dani, Josemi, Iznata, Germán, Cuevas, Francis, Zúñiga (Argüello ’78), Palomo, Sergio (Funes ‘83), David Ávila and Pineda (Ruiz ’69).
CD Don Benito: Kaki, Nacho (Loli ’45), Fran Ureta, Juanma, Candelas, Juanlu (Raúl ’45), Guille, Toñín, Aguirre, Velarde, (Juanpe ’80) and Marín.
Referee: Serrano Corbalán. The yellow card was shown to local players; Pineda and Cuevas (sent off in minute 55), and visitors; Juanlu, Toñín and Marín.
Goals: 0-1 Aguirre (‘1); 1-1 Palomo (’25); 2-1 David Ávila (’35); 3-1 David Ávila (’76).
