Real Zaragoza defeated Cartagena this Sunday in matchday four. Officially, the game ended at around 10:30 p.m., when the referee blew the final whistle after adding five minutes of stoppage time in the second half. From then until the next fixture, on matchday five, not even five days will have passed.
Against Ibiza at Palladium Can Misses, Real Zaragoza must kick off at 9:15 p.m. this Friday. Sunday night will give way to Friday night. Their next opponents have one more day to prepare and recover, having played their match on Saturday. They lost that game 2-1 to Real Jaén.
REAL ZARAGOZA’S WEEK
In these circumstances, Real Zaragoza understandably cannot take a full day off. That would mean losing one of the only four days of preparation available before the match and reducing them to just three. Given that several players are carrying knocks, this is not a scenario the club has considered.
As a result, the squad will train on all four days. However, Monday’s session is at 11:00 a.m., while the coaching staff’s next appointment is on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. This means Real Zaragoza’s players can effectively enjoy more than 24 hours of rest between the first and second sessions.
Both Wednesday and Thursday will feature the squad’s usual morning training session at the Ciudad Deportiva. It is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m.
THE NEXT ONE
To complete the warning about the Primera RFEF schedule, Spain’s third division, Real Zaragoza will be the last team to play on matchday six. Against C.D. Teruel, the Aragonese side will return to the pitch on October 4. In other words, the Aragonese team is expected to go eight days without football. The schedules are surprising, to say the least.
