The 30-27 of the first leg last Tuesday in Irún is a misleading score in the European League: “Three goals is a small income, because it is a streak they are good, but in a worse one it goes away immediately.” Words by Jacobo Cuétarathe Bidasoa coach, who thus rules out the possibility of speculating to make that difference good this Tuesday that in the Joao Rocha Pavilion (200:45) in Lisbon faces a Sporting team that leads the championship of their country, and that like the Spanish team intends to be in the quarterfinals of the continental competition.
For the Basque team, the second leg comes at an acceptable moment of play, and when it seems that he has overcome some sporting setbacks and the departure of players that have left him without the Asobal Cup and out of the Copa del Rey. Now, however, the team seems improved, and only has one casualty, the Serbian winger Mitic, who will be replaced by the international junior Mujika.
The intention of the Basques is that it is not in Lisbon the European farewell of Julen Aginagalde, who retires at the end of the season, and has been awarded the Legend Sportsman Award, nor of Jon Azkue, who next season will be a member of Alberto Entrerríos’ French Limoges.