Gran Canaria is playing to stay at the Roig Arena

The Dreamland Gran Canaria This Friday (8:30 p.m.) faces one of the most delicate nights in its recent history. The group directed by Néstor ‘Che’ Garcia visit to Valencia Basket in the Roig Arenaon matchday 34 of the Endesa League, with permanence at stake and depending on himself.

The duel, corresponding to the unified day, arrives with total equality in the lower part of the classification. Dreamland Gran Canaria, Casademont Zaragoza and MoraBanc Andorra are fighting for salvation in a final day in which each basket can alter the outcome. The yellow team starts with an advantage over the Aragonese team, but a defeat in Valencia could ruin everything if Casademont Zaragoza defeats Río Breogan in Lugo. The situation is clear for the island group. Winning at the Roig Arena means certifying permanence without depending on other results. On the other hand, a defeat would force Dreamland Gran Canaria to look askance at what happens at the Pazo dos Deportes, where the Casademont Zaragoza is also risking its chances of continuing in the Endesa League.

He Valencia Basket, for its part, faces the match with very different objectives. The team of Pedro Martinez He arrives at the event installed at the top of the classification and still with options to improve his position for the playoff, up to second place. The Valencian team also arrives in a demanding week. After winning in Saragossa and receive Dreamland Gran Canaria will close the regular phase with a visit to Barça.

Peter Martinez He will not be able to count on this meeting with Josep Port not even with Xabi López-Arostegui. Portwho had not yet returned after his ankle injury, is now suffering from mononucleosis that delays his return to the track. López-Arosteguifor his part, remains out due to his physical problems.

Braxton’s doubts are added to these losses Key and Cameron Taylor. Key has discomfort in his ankle, while Taylor, who already played conditioned in the previous match against Casademont Zaragoza, could not train normally due to a viral process. Neither of them is ruled out and both could finally enter the call. Álvaro could also repeat his presence Cardenaswho already debuted in the Endesa League with some minutes against the Bilbao Basket.

The precedent of the first round favors Valencia Basket, which won the Great Canary Islands Arena by 80-90 and ended a long streak without winning there in the Regular League. That match, however, is far from the current context. The Dreamland Gran Canaria He arrives with another coach, new nuances in his game and a qualifying urgency that turns the match into a final for survival.