Figueres faces crucial derby against Torroella to escape relegation zone

The 'unionistes' host Torroella at Vilatenim this Saturday afternoon, needing a victory to break a two-month winless streak and climb out of the bottom spots.

Generic image of a regional football match, showing players fighting for the ball on a grass pitch.
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Generic image of a regional football match, showing players fighting for the ball on a grass pitch.

Unió Esportiva Figueres faces a crucial Primera Catalana derby against Torroella this Saturday at Vilatenim, desperately needing points to escape the relegation zone.

The match will be played at four in the afternoon on Saturday at the Vilatenim pitch and is mandatory for the 'unionistes', who need to secure three points after more than two months without a win. Figueres starts this seventeenth matchday in thirteenth place, which marks the relegation zone to Segona Catalana.
Despite the negative run of results —the team led by Jordi Grabulosa has only secured three of the last eighteen points— Torroella brings good memories: in the first leg, the team coached then by Hèctor Simón won 0-1 with a goal by Ot Agné from a set piece. Torroella arrives in eighth position, six points above Figueres, and is coming off a 2-1 victory against Tossa in the last matchday, under the direction of David Bonmatí.
Figueres will face defensive problems, as Albert Genís and Oriol Argelés were sent off against Premià and will serve their suspension this week. Conversely, the 'unionistes' will feature their two latest international signings: the robust Colombian forward Andrés Cortabarría, arriving from Honduran football, and the Japanese full-back Ryusei Ito, who joins from Horta.