Luis Blanco confirms Andone’s return to the squad

Atlético Baleares head coach Luis Blanco has shown “confidence” ahead of the upcoming clash against Nàstic de Tarragona, corresponding to the First Round of the Copa del Rey, which will be played at the Estadi Balear on October 30 at 8 p.m.

On the opponent:

“They’re a great team from a higher division. They’ve been built to earn promotion to Segunda División.”

“It’ll be a tough match, but we’re motivated to get through the round.”

Match outlook:

“It’s a game full of excitement. It’s different from the league, but it’s about doing things right and feeling good as a team.”

“We know how this competition works—there are always surprises.”

“If we perform well, we can make it difficult for them.”

On the schedule and the squad:

“A win would help us build a good run of form in the league.”

“The starting eleven will be made up of the players best suited to compete in this match.”

“We won’t even have 72 hours of rest before Sunday’s game. We’ll take that into account, but tomorrow we’ll go out to give our all.”

Florin Andone returns to the squad tomorrow — we’ll see if he gets minutes or not.”

“We still need to fully assess Rubén Bover’s injury. It looks muscular and quite serious.”

“The situations of Manuel Morillo and Iván Serrano remain the same.”

Message to the fans

“Facing a LaLiga team in our own stadium is a great reward.”

“We’re confident that we can win.”

“In these matches, we need everyone’s energy until the very end.”

“We hope all Balearicos will be there supporting us.”

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