Las Rozas, Spain – Na today, Real Oviedo go don enter the pitch to face Getafe for dem first pre-season match of the season. This one na special one, as e go show us wetin dem new signings go fit do when dem eventually enter la Liga.
After two weeks of training, the time don finally come for dem to shine. Just like last year, dem go start dem season with Getafe again, this time for Ciudad Deportiva de Las Rozas, and the match go kick off around 8 PM. Na the first of six friendly matches wey dem don arrange for this summer.
Coach Veljko Paunovic don talk say dem need this kind test, especially because Getafe don dey for Primera Division for a while now. “These tests dey important, especially when you dey face a team wey get experience for the league. Getafe get beta coach wey sabi how to manage im players well. We just want make we play our game and achieve our goals,” Paunovic yan, as him dey prepare for the match.
This friendly go showcase the six new faces wey don join the team: Horatiu Moldovan, Alberto Reina, Luka Ilic, Brandon Domingues, Salomón Rondón, and Álex Forés. E go be serious examination for dem, especially for Álex wey just don train with dem once under Paunovic.
As na normal for pre-season matches, we expect say Paunovic go try different lineups, maybe first eleven for first half and another one for second half just to gather some useful info before the league starts. Some players go no join the journey -Carlos Pomares, Alberto del Moral, Paulino de la Fuente, Jaime Seoane, Santiago Colombatto, Álex Cardero, and Daniel Paraschiv no travel with the team.
Paunovic also dey use dis chance to check how Ovie Ejaria dey perform since im still dey on trial. If dem give am chance today, e fit get im first minutes for the club under the watchful eye of the coach. Na serious matter for the coach, as him dey plan how dem go play once dem start season for Primera.
“We dey hope to raise the bar compared to wetin we see when we dey for Segunda. We gatz improve, and I sabi how I want make the Oviedo dey play for Primera,” Na wetin Paunovic talk. Na so we dey expect plenty eyes go dey on dis match as dem dey prepare for the big kick-off.
For the oviedistas, dis match go mean plenty, since them no fit enter the stadium – the match go dey behind closed doors for fans and media. But no wahala, dem fit follow the match live for Getafe YouTube channel. Na so dem go dey catch all the updates and juicy gists from today’s showdown.
