Real Zaragoza

Real Zaragoza Signs Up for Night Football

Thirteen Real Zaragoza matches, including those already played and those scheduled, have been considered across all competitions. Ten of them have been or are due to be played between 9:00 and 9:30 p.m. The Blanquillos have effectively signed up for a full season of football at a time completely out of step with the sport, with at least their next five matches set to be played then.
Real Zaragoza Signs Up for Night Football

Real Zaragoza's schedule is punishing in that regard. Nástic de Tarragona, Sunday at 9:30 p.m.; Antequera, Saturday at 9:00 p.m.; Ibiza, Friday 25 at 9:15 p.m.; Teruel, Sunday at 9:00 p.m.; and Atlético B, Sunday at 9:00 p.m. One more match should also be added, having narrowly missed the cutoff, against Cartagena, on Sunday at 8:30 p.m.

To date, there have been only two matches that Real Zaragoza have played at reasonably normal football hours. Against Juventud de Torremolinos, the match was played at 4:00 p.m. on a Sunday, while last week, against Real Murcia, it kicked off at 6:15 p.m. Also on a Sunday.

WHAT'S NEXT

But the worst is yet to come. From now on, Real Zaragoza are set to play at least five consecutive matches between 9:00 and 9:15 p.m. The run begins this Friday against Europa and continues in the Copa del Rey against Tudelano on Tuesday.

After that, Real Zaragoza are scheduled to play three consecutive matches on Saturdays at 9:00 p.m. Villarreal B (October 31), S.D. Huesca (November 7) and Real Jaén (November 14) currently bring the Blanquillos' run to an end. What happens after that remains to be seen...

About this article: Originally published in Spanish by AragonDigital.es and—following a selection process by our journalists—made available to the international audience of AragonDaily.com. Both newspapers belong to companies within the ARAGON DIGITAL GROUP.