Getafe hosts Osasuna in round 2 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Saturday, September 19th at Coliseum Alfonso Perez (Getafe)
Getafe choked at the end of last season. However, there was no longer any justification in terms of the need to play on "two fronts" by that time. The Spaniards left the Europa League. It is all the more important to play successfully now in order to show that the project has prospects. After all, it is difficult to do without skepticism and not think that Pepe Bordalas' team has passed the peak. Now there is a risk of losing positions further. There are not many changes in the line-up: they bought Cucurella from Barcelona (they paid 10 million for Mark) and loaned Dario Poveda from Atlético and Ante Palaversa from Manchester City. But how will the club play? So far, it has held test matches, albeit successfully. The match of the first round was postponed - Real Madrid, which played in the Champions League in August, received additional rest. Now there is an opportunity to start against an easier opponent.
Osasuna returned to LaLiga in the last season. And it turned out that Jagoba Arrasate had a good time in Segunda, having prepared the team well. Rojillos have abandoned their usual style. This time the representative of Pamplona tried not to break opponents, but to play football itself. As a result, the team takes 10th place - not bad for a newcomer who has not shown anything at the LaLiga level for a long time. But what happens next? It seems that the club did not lose any of the key performers during the offseason. On the contrary, they bought out Gallego's contract (just from Getafe) and loaned Jonathan Calleri from Deportivo Maldonaldo. The Argentine failed last season in Espanyol, but he had nine goals for Alaves in the 2018/2019 season. The newcomer did not play in the first away match against Cadiz. But his new team won quietly anyway. Adrian opened the scoring already in the 10th minute, and Ruben Garcia doubled it closer to the end. Well, the defense of Osasuna has traditionally played reliably.
If we talk about this pair, the visitors won their last game back in 2008. In the last championship, both meetings ended in goalless draws – still, Osasuna does not always show spectacular football under Arrasate. The bookmakers believe that Getafe has a good chance of winning again. Yes, Osasuna will try to hold back the rival, but there are many injured ones. We will bet on the hosts.
Prediction for the match: Getafe to win
