The match between these rivals corresponds to the second round of the Copa de S.M. El Rey, in a one-match tie.
#NàsticMálaga will be officiated by Iván Caparrós Hernández. This 32-year-old referee from Valencia has been in charge of three Copa del Rey games in his career (one local victory, one draw and one visitor win). This season he officiated the first-round match between Manacor-Andorra, which ended in a 1-3 win for Andorra.
Players in common Nàstic de Tarragona-Málaga CF
Embela, Cornago, Manolo Herrero, Méndez, Kiko Ramírez, Cañizares, Ismael, Miguel Ángel, Perico, César Navas, Manolo Reina, Antonio López, Peragón, Pablo Barros, Albentosa, Uche, Roberto, Mikel Villanueva, Adrián González, Tete Morente, Mejías, Javi Jiménez and Rubén Castro
(*) Kanté, Iván Aguilar and Abeledo, former Malaguista reserve team players, also played for the Tarragona outfit
Coaches in common Nàstic de Tarragona-Málaga CF
None
(*) Kiko Ramírez, a Málaga CF player in the 1997/98 season, coached Gimnàstic de Tarragona in 2012/13
Players in common Nàstic de Tarragona-CD Málaga
Peralta, Lecue, Seoane, Juanito, Gallastegui, Viberti, Roldán, Palomo, Vilches, Filgueira, Campuzano, Roa and Zapatera
Coaches in common Nàstic de Tarragona-CD Málaga
Domingo Balmanya
Match info
- Málaga CF passed the first round on penalties. It was all square in Ibiza against Peña Deportiva (1-1, Malaguista goal by Fran Sol), and Lumor scored the winning penalty, 7-8.
- In the first round of the Cup competition, Nàstic defeated Racing Rioja (0-2) away from home. Lupu and Montes scored the goals for Raül Agné’s side.
- Nàstic’s last Cup match at home took place on 11th January 2020. The locals suffered a 1-3 defeat in the second round of the tournament against Real Zaragoza.
Stats and facts
- Unprecedented duel between Nàstic and MCF in this knockout competition.
- In the League, in the Second Division, there are two precedents between Gimnàstic de Tarragona and Málaga CF at the Nou Estadi. The matches ended in a draw (1-1, with a Malaguista goal scored by Salva Ballesta) in 2007/08 and a Blue and White victory (0-1, Dani Pacheco goal) in the 18/19 season.
- The last time Málaga CF passed the second round of the Cup was in 20/21. That day, at La Rosaleda, Chavarría scored the winning 1-0 goal against Real Oviedo in minute 118 of extra time.
Viberti, the legend who played in Tarragona
During his time in Spain, Sebastián Humberto Viberti Irazoki played for two teams: CD Málaga and Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Viberti, a Blue and White icon between 1969 and 1974, played a total of 134 official matches (95 in the First Division, 22 in the Second Division and 17 Copa del Generalísimo clashes), achieving important milestones with CD Málaga (7th place in the league, a Cup semi-final and five consecutive years in the elite, amongst other achievements).
Following his time with the Malaguistas, he signed to the Tarragona team, then in the Second Division, staying with them for one season, 1974/75. Viberti played 28 official matches between the League and Cup with Nàstic, and at the end of that season he hung up his boots.
