Osasuna meets with history in La Cartuja and seeks to win its first Cup
Euskaraz irakurri: Osasunak history egin nahi du Cartujan, bere lehen Kopa irabaziz
Osasuna meets with the history this Saturday, May 6, at 10:00 p.m.in the stadium of The Charterhousein Sevillewhere wants to be proclaimed Cup champion for the first time in its more than 102 years. With the real Madrid as a rival, and in his second Cup final18 years after the match against Betis (in 2005, with a 2-1 victory in Betis), the Navarrese team will have the support of more than 22,000 fans arriving from Navarra and all of Euskal Herria. In order to bring the Cup to Pamplona and, thus, “put the icing on the cake” to the excellent season in Osasuna, Jagoba Arrasatethe coach of the rojillo team, He has asked his players to give their “best version”; EITB, which is turning to this Cup final, is going to broadcast the match live.
Since Pablo Ibanezwith the precious and historic goal that he achieved in extra time in San Mamés, on April 4, certified Osasuna’s classification for the final, illusion and expectation are unbeatable in Pamplona, in Navarra, and in many other corners of Euskal Herria. Buying an official Osasuna shirt in the Navarrese capital, both the special one for the final and the one the team is wearing throughout the season, is, these days, an almost impossible mission. Pamplona is decked out, dressed in red, and the displacement of the fans to Seville is massive; all the members of Osasuna who have wanted to be at La Cartuja will be able to witness the match at the stadium.
More than 22,000 Osasuna fans will be in the final. Photo: EITB Media.
On the other side of the field, there will be the Real Madrid fans, who will try to push a team, the whites, who wants to win their twentieth Cup. Carlo Ancelotti’s men, with no chance of winning the League and qualified for the semifinals of the Champions League (which they will play, starting next Tuesday, against Manchester City), they have already won the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup this season. The Madrid team, in this way, will try to achieve their third title of the course against Osasuna.
The truth is the two finalists have signed an impeccable and outstanding career in the 2022-23 Cup. Osasuna has eliminated CD Fuentes (1-4), CD Arnedo (1-3), Nástic (1-2), Betis (on penalties, at Benito Villamarín, after a 2-2 draw), Sevilla ( 2-1) and Athletic (1-0 at El Sadar and 1-1 at San Mamés). The real Madridfor his part, has managed to leave Cacereño (0-1), Villarreal (2-3), Atlético Madrid (3-1) and FC Barcelona (0-1 at the Bernabéu and 0-4 at the Camp Nou) out of the competition ). Both teams, in their journey to the final, have staged brilliant comebacks and have been able to overcome very difficult situations, which confirms them as the best in the competition.

Carlo Ancelotti and Jagoba Arrasate. Photo: RFEF.
In sports, in Osasuna, it seems certain that Sergio Herrera, a hero in several qualifiers for this Cup, will continue in goal. Jon Moncayola could start as a right back, given the loss of Nacho Vidal, and Juan Cruz as a left back, with Aridane and captain David García in the center of defense. Rubén Peña has options to occupy the right wing of the midfield, where Lucas Torró, Aimar Oroz and Moi Gómez will possibly be the men in charge of dynamizing the game and stopping the opponent’s. Abde will start in attack with Chimy Ávila, Ante Budimir or Kike García as the most advanced man.
In it real MadridThe only safe loss is that of Mendy, who will leave the left side of the defense, predictably, to Camavinga. Alaba and Modric, injured in the last games of the white team, are in the call, although it is not defined at what point their recovery is. The defensive line could be made up of Carvajal, Militao and Rüdiger, as well as Camavinga, who will try to protect their goalkeeper Courtois from Osasuna’s attack. Tchouaméni, Kroos and Valverde would form in midfield, and in attack Ancelotti has enormously valuable resources with Rodrygo, Vinicius and Benzema.
EITB will broadcast the final live, on ETB1, on Radio Euskadi and on Euskadi Irratiaand will perform a special monitoring of the same in eitb.eus.
Real Madrid-Osasuna, Cup final, Saturday, May 6 at 10:00 p.m. at the La Cartuja stadium (Seville)
Probable lineups:
Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Camavinga; Tchouaméni, Kroos, Fede Valverde; Rodrygo, Vinicius and Benzema.
Osasuna: Sergio Herrera; Moncayola, Aridane, David Garcia, Juan Cruz; torro; Peña, Aimar, Moi Gomez, Abde; and Chimy Avila.
Referee: Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez (Murcia).
Source: Eitb

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