First Team
8 UDA Academy youth players in Spanish Cup squad list
Most of the UD Almería prospects are training with the first team on a regular basis. Budding youngsters Perovic and Safi on the team roster against UD San Sebastián de los Reyes
The Spanish Cup journey begins! One last training session took place before flying charter to Madrid to face the exciting Spanish Cup first round this Wednesday (KO 9pm Spanish Time) against UD San Sebastián de los Reyes. The rivals compete in the fourth-tier Segunda RFEF, the same division in which UD Almería 'B' also play, although in a different group.
Head coach Rubi, as he commented in the pre-Sanse press conference, does not want surprises, especially when in the previous two seasons, UD Almería exited the tournament following defeats against CD Arenteiro and UD Barbastro. Furthermore, as he highlighted, Sanse are very well worked and play good football.
6 UD Almería first-team players have been ruled out for the Cup tie. The decision has been made as these players are either experiencing muscle discomfort or having colds or the flu: Maximiano, Radovanovic, Baba, Robertone (operated on for a shoulder dislocation), Leo Baptistao and Luis Suárez.
There are some UD Almería Academy products who are training with the senior team players on a regular basis and therefore have been called up for Copa del Rey duty, including a couple of UDA U19s budding players, Safi and Perovic.
Spanish Cup first-round UD Almería squad list
Goalkeepers: Fernando (13) and Bruno (31)
Defenders: Edgar (3), Kaiky (4), Pozo (17), Marc Pubill (18), Alex Centelles (20), Chumi (21), Bruno Langa (24) and Paco Sanz (26).
Midfielders: Arnau Puigmal (2), Lopy (6), Melero (8), Nico Melamed (10), Sergio Arribas (11), Gui Guedes (27), Safi (33), Rubén Quintanilla (34) and Perovic (36 ).
Forwards: Marezi (19), Rachad (28) and Lorenzo (35)