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Cardassar vs Atl. Madrid Prediction & Betting tips
Atletico Madrid starts in this new edition of the Copa del Rey with a trip to the holiday island of Mallorca, where an away match against fourth division Cardassar is scheduled for Wednesday evening. The Madrid people are of course a high favorite, but have bad memories of last season, when they were eliminated by a third division team in the Spanish cup tournament.
CE Cardassar:
The first round in the Copa del Rey always delivers some nice encounters, with big teams competing against teams that would normally not be in the spotlight quickly. One of those teams is Cardassar, a small club from Mallorca that plays in the Tercera Division, Spain’s fourth division. The team even played at an even lower level last season, so this is actually almost a glorified amateur club. The last and actually the first time that the club was in the news was two years ago, when their complex was almost washed away by a heavy rain storm. Even local hero Rafael Nadal rolled up his sleeves to repair the damage.
For Cardassar, the cup match against Atletico Madrid is of course one of the highlights in history, but it is clear that the team cannot do much of it. Virtually all players were born and raised in Mallorca, but are lacking for a serious career at a higher level. The only exception is the Ecuadorian attacker Miguel Alvarez, who has experience at the highest level in his own country.
Atletico Madrid:
Atletico Madrid is working towards its first cup match of the new season, somewhat excited. Last weekend, the Madrid people lost 2-0 in the city derby against Real Madrid, which brought a heavy-handed end to a series of 26 unbeaten duels in LaLiga. Especially the way in which the red and white were led to the slaughter was a thorn in the side of trainer Diego Simeone: ‘We were very bad, all criticism of our game is justified. We will have to improve. ‘
For a top team such as Atletico Madrid, this cup match should of course only be a formality, but the Madrid were eliminated in the sixteenth finals last season by third division Cultural Leonesa. So the visitors have been warned. Simeone will undoubtedly give several key players a rest, although he usually rotates a lot less than his colleagues from other big clubs. I therefore expect that there will still be a solid team with various well-known names at the kick-off on Wednesday evening.