Two clubs chasing the Copa del Rey will do battle today in a match between Las Palams and Numancia. The Spanish clash scheduled for 3 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio de Gran Canaria in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and can be live streamed here free.
Las Palmas manager Paco Herrera had this to offer ahead of today's cup encounter (via Canarias): "[This match] is going to be very similar to the one against Mallorca. At this moment, Raul [Lizoain] will play in the cup. We will see [about his minutes] later on. [David] Simon will also be in the lineup. As for [youth players] Leo and Artiles, they will play at least 45 minutes. I'm trying to put together a formidable team. I repeat a lot of starting XIs and there has to be a moment where there's a rotation."
"We're going to arm a grand team," he added. "It's logical that we need to prove that because I still want to see some players. I will try to see what these footballers can improve on in respect to what they're doing in the league."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Numancia's Ito is yet to open his league account in Spain's second division. The 22-year-old, however, made 30 appearances for Real Aviles in 2013, finishing his campaign with nine goals.
Las Palmas' Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Lizoain, ángel, García, Aythami, Christian, Castellano, Santana, Gómez, Culio, Alemán, Araujo
Numancia's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Munir; Kader, Gaffoor, Calvo, Valcarce; Gerrit, Inigo; Del Pino, Arias, Vicente; Ito
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licesned data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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