Granada, the only Primera with one foot out of the Cup due to improper alignment of the goalkeeper

The first round of the Copa del Rey left no surprises on the pitch but threatens to do so in the offices. Granada, who suffered to beat Arosa, may be out due to improper alignment of goalkeeper Adri López. The Galician team is going to challenge the match because the regulations do not allow a goalkeeper over 23 years old with a reserve team record to be fielded in a non-professional competition, such as the Cup.. “I feel bad for Paco López, but the law is the same for everyone,” confirmed Arosa coach Luisito.. “They told me about it on the bench, 20 minutes from the end, and now the club will take action,” he added.

The Galician team's complaint will be dealt with by the disciplinary judge of the RFEF's non-professional competitions and could lead the modest Arosa, from Tercera RFEF, to the hype, which would guarantee him receiving a Primera again in A Lomba. The reason is that federation regulations only allow goalkeepers over 23 years of age and with a reserve team record to be fielded in professional competitions.. “In the case of footballers with the status of goalkeeper, and only in professional competitions, they may be fielded in the sponsor's first team as long as they are under twenty-five years of age, regardless of whether their license is professional or not. professional”.

Although Granada clings to the ambiguity of the professionalism or not of the Cup, the RFEF makes it very clear that both this tournament and the Spanish Super Cup and the Federation Cup are non-professional competitions, since teams that do not have status participate in them. professional, reserved only for those in the First and Second Division.

Neither the Nasrid club nor Paco López warned that Adri López could not be lined up, although last season they already evaded the complaint because their cup-bearing rival, Yeclano, did not detect the irregularity in time to file the complaint.

No scares for the rest

The rest of the First Division teams resolved their matches without any problems.. Valencia held on to goal from youth player Gozálbez to beat Unión Deportiva Logroñés until in the 88th minute Diego López extended the lead and killed the Second RFEF team's ability to surprise.

Villarreal thrashed Chiclana because Pacheta's team is not up for scares, who solved their match with a hat trick from Manu Triguero completed by Jorge Pascual and Alex Baena. Alavés did not suffer either, as they comfortably resolved their duel against the modest Deportivo Murcia.

This first round should have concluded yesterday, but the weather conditions caused by the Ciarán storm forced the postponement of Gimnástica-Sestao and Atzeneta-Zaragoza, which will be played next week.