This Sunday (12:00) Atlético Malagueño will visit Club Recreativo Granada, Granada CF’s reserve team, at the team’s Ciudad Deportiva. Manolo Sanlúcar’s boys, in 20th place in the standings with 16 points, face this rival in 14th place with 26 points.
The match is being officiated by José David Martínez Montalbán from Murcia, his third season in Second Division B. He previously refereed Malagueño this season (Atlético Malagueño 0-1 CF Talavera) on matchday 3 of the league.
Players in common Recreativo Granada-Atlético Malagueño
Gerardo Comba*, Adolfo and Aarón
(*) Under the Málaga CF ‘B’ name
Coaches in common Recreativo Granada-Atlético Malagueño
Albis*
(*) Under the Málaga CF ‘B’ name
To take into account
- Chica, David Ramos and Juande, with 4 yellow cards, are the Malaguistas on the brink of sanction.
- Joan Grasa, up to now the only member of the reserve team to have played all league games, is absent due to sanction.
- With the debut of David Grande, there are now 94 players who have played at least one game with Atlético Malagueño in Second B.
- This will be match number 100 for the Malaguista reserve team in the bronze division of Spanish football.
- After wins in San Fernando (1-2) and Talavera (0-1), the reserve team is seeking their third consecutive away win.
Stats and facts
- The first time that these reserve teams will face each other in Second Division B.
- There have been three matches between the Granadinos and Malagueños, always in the Third Division, all ending in 3 minimal defeats for Atlético Malagueño.
- The balance of results on matchday 24 of Second Division B is 2 defeats (0-5 against Algeciras CF and 0-1 against Mérida UD) for the Malaguista reserve team.