Academy
UD Almería 'B' visit Linares Deportivo for special match for Alberto Lasarte
The Academy prospects' gaffer, who spent 4 seasons at the Jaén-based club, appears for the first time as an opponent in Linarejos. The match takes place at midday this Sunday. The youthful Rojiblancos want to apply themselves the right way and prove their away form again
UD Almería 'B' are preparing to take on Linares Deportivo at 12 noon this Sunday at on Linarejos pitch. It is going to be a extremely demanding match for the 'B' team and also very special for Jaén-born head coach Alberto Lasarte, who spent 4 seasons at the Linares club as a head coach and sporting director.
This is the first time he returns to Linarejos as a rival head coach. In sporting terms, UD Almería 'B' continue to be one of the teams performing top of their game. Considering that this is their first season in this division, they are 4th in the table, only 3 points behind the table-toppers. As visitors, they have only lost one match and they want to impose this effectiveness in their travels again on this Matchday, although it will not be easy at all, to continue advancing towards the points that guarantee league safety. Then, there will be time to set other objectives, as stated by the head coach.
Linares, a historically great team, have been on a bumpy ride over the first half of the season, although in the three games since the second half of the campaign, they have not lost. They have won two matches and drawn one. The Linarenses were the first to beat UD Almería 'B' in the domestic league on Matchday 3. They currently sit 8th, with the play-off and relegation positions practically at the same distance.