by The Asturian derby that will be played tomorrow Sporting Gijón and Oviedo It is one of the most special and historic matches in Spanish football.. For quite some time now it has been a duel that has been played in the Second Division and not in the First Division, but with an atmosphere and fans that show that football is not about categories, but about how its people live it.
On the other hand, El Molinón will host more than just a football match. Sporting will ask for support for the candidacy of its stadium for 2030, while the people of Oviedo will give support to the fires in Chile in recent days. According to ‘La Nueva España’, both teams have discussed the request so that they can display posters in the stadium about their proposals. So the image will be more than representative in the Gijón fiefdom, by the fans of both teams.
28 kilometers and a historic rivalry
The kilometers that separate Gijón from Oviedo demonstrate how one of the greatest rivalries in Spanish football has two clubs that reside very close to each other. 28 kilometers separate both cities from what is considered the most lively party in Asturias.. “The derby is like the ‘Clásico’, but in a brutal way“explains Nacho Azparren, journalist for ‘La Nueva España’. Furthermore, it arrives at a time that is more even than ever and in which Oviedo’s feelings are somewhat better than those of Sporting.
Sporting is not going through its best moment
“Sporting arrives at the worst moment of the season. Against Zaragoza it can be said that it is the worst match to date, a heads-up match that did not go well. While it is true that the downward trend is somewhat worrying, the derby could be a turning point“, is the diagnosis made by Andrés Menéndez, a journalist from ‘La Nueva España’, about how Miguel Ángel Ramírez’s men arrive.
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He also adds that “If it is not to win, the rojiblancos will have to readjust their aspirations for the end of the course“The low moment he is going through has kept him from the ‘play-off’, after many months at the top of the table. As if that were not enough, Ramírez will not be able to count on two key pieces such as the captain, Cote, and the goalkeeper, Rubén Yañez: the first due to an accumulation of cards and the second due to injury. There is no doubt that a victory would help the team come out stronger and would be key to reversing the dynamic. Rejoining the ‘play-off’ and motivating the fans again, the main asset that the red-and-white coach’s students will have to take into account.
Oviedo, going for the ‘sorpasso’ and the ‘play-off’
Oviedo is a team that has grown over the days and has lost very little. In fact, They have not known defeat since November and, together with Leganés and Racing de Ferrol, they are the team that has lost the fewest games in the entire category (5). Although they have not yet reached play-off positions, the team from Oviedo has the chance to do so sooner rather than later.
The draw against Eldense missed a golden opportunity before the derby: to overtake Sporting and be among the top six. However, the ‘backpack’ of defeats in the first part of the season has taken its toll so that he has not yet achieved it. Both Azparren and Menéndez agree that it is complex to define a favorite, since In the end it is a match that will be decided by details. Knowing how to control emotions to get it right at key moments, It will be the greatest challenge for two teams that will play in a gala atmosphere.
