‘We’ve seen that anything can happen in the Spanish Cup’

Jorge Cuenca expressed his point of view clearly on UDA Radio: ‘Alavés are not up to spoil the cup game’, so that in the centre-back’s opinion, UD Almería will have to face a challenging tie that will be ‘absolutely complicated’. Nonetheless, the defender sees that forthcoming match as ‘a good test’ for the Rojiblancos in order to show that they really want to compete in the top flight next season.

The Indálicos are keenly aware that ‘a beautiful scenario’ may be unfolded, which would be getting through to the next round and, furthermore, it depends on themselves to reach an automatic promotion spot to Primera Division. Thus, Cuenca pointed out that the new cup format has undeniably made it ‘a more entertaining tournament’ than in previous years. ‘We’ve seen that anything can happen. In the end, that makes it more attractive for the fans and the fact that any team can win’, he added, giving as an example Atlético de Madrid or Celta de Vigo being knocked out of the tournament. 

On another note, despite the fact that the Spanish Cup will be the next stop, the central defender gave his take on the suspension of the fixture in Leganés, highlighting that it will not affect that hiatus when it comes down to their fitness, yet it does cause a slowdown in the team’s recent good run of results. ‘We wanted to play because we arrived with good dynamics, but for reasons beyond our control, it has not been possible and we understand it perfectly,’ he stated on the club's official radio station.

Jorge Cuenca also explained that the squad are making up for the lack of that matchday in Madrid with ‘a lot of intensity’ in training and ‘buckling down to get the cup third round as fit as possible. UD Almería really want to hunt down the teams that are topping the table and that the match in Leganés ‘helps them to add points that they (the direct rivals) cannot get anymore.’