Betis will face CD Gévora in the first round of the Copa del Rey. A humble team located in a district of Badajoz that barely has 2,500 inhabitants. He president of the Extremaduran club, Jose Mateohas attended the draw that was held in Madrid to find out firsthand which team they would have to play against. In fact, the coach of this team has participated in the extraction of the balls and has been the one who has drawn this pairing. Once the draw has concluded, José Mateo has spoken in the official media of the Verdiblanco club to make an assessment of this cup clash.
Betis is usually one of the clubs most loved by rivals along with other First Division clubs. Precisely, the Extremaduran leader had Manuel Pellegrini‘s team in his thoughts as one of his favorites: «I am very happy, this seems like a lie. I wanted Betis or Atlético de Madrid». This is largely due not only to the proximity, but also to the fact that it is an entity that many people sympathize with. «It is a team that people love. In the end everyone is from Betis, I don’t know why», he explained on the radio.
The fact that the Betic team is the rival of Gévora has generated a lot of expectation among the inhabitants of its town and those around it. Once people knew who they were going to play against, their phone didn’t stop ringing while they were still in the draw. «They took the ball out and ten minutes later people from Badajoz were calling me who wanted to reserve tickets.. They have even called me from nearby towns,” he commented regarding the interest of this party.
Gévora-Betis will take place on Wednesday, October 31, starting at 9:00 p.m. It still needs to be officially confirmed that it will be held in the New Vivero stadium: «I have not contacted anyone yet to see where the match is going to be played, since the tie was played the night before. When I arrive in Badajoz I will contact CD Badajoz to play there. “We have to reach an agreement and from there prepare the issue of tickets and security.”
A modest club that dreams of promotion
CD Génova is a team in which its players do not receive a salary for playing for the club. In recent years they have reached the category promotion finals, but have never managed to win them. «We carry four or five years playing in the promotion finals, but we have always lost them. After all this you feel that you owe something to the people and the fans and that is why this year when we lost in the last game we thought that we have to keep trying. The fans will not have a better gift than this.. », argued José Mateo.
One of the great advantages that the club has with this pairing is the popularity of the Betic club, which will help them fill the stadium. «The New Nursery are about 14,000 to 15,000 entrieswhich is money for us. It solves life for the three or four-year-old club.. The players do not charge anything. This is a plus for the club and to invest in the youth players and train them. In addition, to make the club bigger,” he concluded.
