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Córdoba CF head coach Iván Ania expressed excitement ahead of the team's home debut at the Bahrain Victorious Nuevo Arcángel on Thursday at 9:00 PM. The match, part of the Puertas de Córdoba Trophy, is an Andalusian derby against La Liga side Sevilla FC. Ania noted the importance of the game for assessing his squad's progress in preseason, with many players experiencing their first match at the stadium. He emphasized that while results are secondary in preseason, he hopes to see the team's identity and a good performance. Córdoba CF, in its 72nd year, aims to build toward promotion playoff contention under Ania, who is in his fourth season with the club.
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Córdoba CF will make its home debut this Thursday at 9:00 PM at the Bahrain Victorious Nuevo Arcángel, welcoming thousands of supporters for a high-level match. The white-and-green team's opponent will be Sevilla FC, a First Division side with an impressive track record, despite facing difficulties in recent seasons.
Andalusian Derby
Córdoba CF and Sevilla FC will contest the fourth edition of the Puertas de Córdoba Trophy. More importantly, the match will serve to assess where Iván Ania's Córdoba CF stands as he faces his fourth start on the white-and-green bench—an unprecedented milestone in the club's 72-year history. The major challenge: taking the step forward that brings the team closer to the promotion playoff spots.
The match against Sevilla is therefore important for gauging a preseason about which Iván Ania said he was "happy" in statements to the club's media.
"We are introducing, as in all preseasons, physical work and also tactical work," explained the Asturian, adding that the players are assimilating "concepts and we still have a long way to go. We are in the third week, we have another three weeks of preseason, but we are happy with how the players are receiving the ideas."
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Iván Ania also spoke about Thursday's match at the Bahrain Victorious Nuevo Arcángel against Luis García Plaza's Sevilla FC.
"It's an exciting match, facing a First Division opponent in our stadium," assured the white-and-green coach, noting that "for many it will be their first match at El Arcángel, and that is always important, that first impression, both the impression the player has of the stadium and the impression the fans have of the new players."
The Córdoba CF coach said he hopes his team will play "a good match, that above all the team's identity is seen, what we want from the team this season, and if it can be accompanied by a good result, much better." However, he warned that "in preseason, results are not what matters."
Source: Diario Córdoba
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