The ambition of the Zaragoza club is to compete as high up the table as possible and reach the playoffs or challenge for a place in the Copa del Rey. Therefore, if they want to remain in contention for those objectives, they must win matches like this one. The victory over Tenerife and the defeat to Valencia Basket left positive impressions, but this game in A Coruña must be an opportunity to take a step forward and make a statement about the team's current standing.
Gonzalo García de Vitoria will have all his players available, with the exception of Bango, who continues to recover from his serious injury. Now is the time to see what this group is made of against a rival that will make them work hard at the Coliseum.
THE OPPONENT: LEYMA CORUÑA
The Galician side have made one thing clear at the start of the season: they are a highly offensive team with plenty of scoring power. Their defeat at Palau against Barça (119-101) and their victory over Bilbao Basket (104-101) are proof of that. This is expected to be a fast-paced game, a style Casademont Zaragoza want to play and should feel comfortable with.
García de Vitoria's players will have to keep an eye on Alonzo Verge, who is averaging 22.5 points, as well as familiar faces such as Dídac Cuevas, who has made a flying start to the season as the conductor of the A Coruña team's orchestra, and Dino Radoncic and Tomas Dimsa. There are many recognizable names to watch closely if Zaragoza are to claim their second win of the season.
In addition, the Red Tide will be present at the Galician arena thanks to the charter flight arranged by the club to accompany both sections of the Aragonese organization. Hopefully, it will go as well as it did in the past, but without as much suffering as during last season's visit to Lugo.
