Coincident or not, the Spanish Cup, introduced and invented by the FEB in a haphazard manner, once again interferes in the day-to-day life of the needy UEMC Real Valladolid Baloncesto. If the Encinas team already had to deal in the preseason in its debut with hardly any shooting against a heavyweight like Palencia, an unwanted rival, now with the competition underway (four days played, the Spanish Cup is once again choking on the unexpected heavy digestion of the Blanquivioleta team after the start of the First FEB.
After three consecutive defeats that have led them to relegation positions, something anecdotal but real, the Spanish Cup once again puts Real Valladolid Baloncesto in check with a surely unwanted match. Because if everything had gone normally, the duel they will play this Tuesday (8:45 p.m.) against Caja Rural Zamora, their unexpected executioner just two weeks ago, could have been a mere formality on their way to the quarterfinal playoffs of this official competition. supervised by the newly minted FEB. But it wasn’t all normal, quite the opposite. Three consecutive defeats against Zamora, Fuenlabrada and Tizona Burgos, seasoned with very bad impressions, give another value to this match, with the obligation to first improve their noted and criticized defensive performances and then their image at home after being beaten in their last league match in Pisuerga through Fuenlabrada.
UEMC Real Valladolid and Zamora appear in Pisuerga with the ticket for the quarterfinals at stake. To this end, the Encinas team, with the league duel against Obradoiro next Friday (8:45 p.m.) on the horizon, will face the clash with a cushion of five points after having beaten Palencia 88-80 while Zamora fell 86-89 to the Palencia team.
It will be enough for Real Valladolid Baloncesto to access the crossroads by winning the match or losing by up to five points. Losing by six points or more would give the Zamorano team a ticket to the next phase.
