Joventut Badalona need to win the Catalunya derby to be seeded for the cup

he Joventut It will be held this Sunday, January 18th at 12:30pm. Catalunya derby today girona basketball After suffering two setbacks at home in Fontahau, they aim to fight for fourth place, the Copa del Rey seeding, with their rivals looking for revenge in Badalona.

The Green Army and the Black Army won two consecutive away games and advanced to the derby. tenerife lagoon (78-67) and San Pablo Burgos (95-98), we were able to mathematically confirm his eligibility for the KO tournament.

Now that you’ve already got your ticket to Valencia, what’s next? Dani Millett They aim to be seeded in the draw that will take place in the city of Turia on January 26th, and in order to do so they must win this derby against the people of Girona.

Joventut, who is in 5th place with 10 wins and 5 losses, is tied with 4th place. UCAM Murciaas the Murcians have more than 46 points. basket average global.

To win the match against your opponent girona basketballthe Green and Black have a chance to be among the first four classified by the final day of the first round, playing the team at home. costner baskonia.

Ahead of the duel against Girona, Millet will have doubts about his point guard until the last moment ricky rubioIn his last match in Burgos, he had a knee-to-knee collision with a rival player and suffered a slight bruise.

That will include Swedish point guard Rude Hakansson, who missed the last game due to a small fibrous tear. And it remains to be determined whether this will be his last match, as Estonian power forward Henri Doler’s contract ends this Monday and there is still no new announcement regarding his future.

Meanwhile, Basketball Girona lost against Surne Bilbao (89-93) and against Costner Baskonia (85-96), saying goodbye to their cup dreams. Currently in 13th place in the Endesa League with six wins and nine losses, they are still three points behind the first relegated team, Recoletas Salud San Pablo Burgos, but will be hoping to get back to winning ways and consolidate their position in a quieter area of ​​the table.

The team won’t have it easy. Moncho FernandezBecause the first round ends with an away game against Joventut and two games against direct rivals like Casademont Zaragoza.

Both matchups will be an opportunity to fix one of the issues for a team that has only won once in six games and has never scored fewer than 95 points as a visitor.

Heading into the derby in Badalona, ​​Fernández is certain to lose Argentine guard Maxi Fellerp to an injury he hasn’t seen since October, and is also at risk of releasing guard Pep Busquets, power forward Minaugas Sucinskas and center Nikola Maric.