UD Almería take on powerful Saudi team Al-Nassr FC this Thursday at 8:30pm (Spanish Time) in the Power Horse Stadium. One of the GOAT of world football, Cristiano Ronaldo together with great footballers Laporte, European champion with Spain; Brazilian Talisca; Senegalese former Liverpool FC player Sadio Mané, Croatian Brozovic, who played for Inter Milan… will face the Rojiblancos in the ‘Juan Rojas‘ Trophy in memory of the Almeria sports legend.
The one who was the great captain of the defunct AD Almería managed to rise from the Tercera Division to the top tier in 6 years. His human skills and football quality, his successes, his fight on and off the pitch… led him to have genuine charisma. When he quit sports and began to hold the position of Sports Councilor in the City Council of Almería city, his work was decisive for the creation of UD Almería.
The friendly match will also be a summer test, an important test for the Indálicos who start LaLiga Hypermotion next week with the challenge of returning to Primera. On Sunday, 18th August, Rubi’s men will visit Racing de Santander for the league curtain-raiser.
The squad returned to the Stadium this Wednesday to train. It was the first session of the pre-season on the main pitch in which they had not exercised since last season. The meeting is surrounded by great incentives and will be broadcast live on DAZN, so UD Almería will be present in national and international media since the TV signal will also reach other countries.
The Club would like to highlight this trophy, which was born with a vocation for the future, and has designed different events. A commemorative plaque will also be delivered to the family of Juan Rojas, which will be collected by his sons, Juan and David. In addition, a grandson of the former AD Almería footballer, Dani Ortiz Rojas, will take the honorary kick-off. There will also be musical performances and an amazing fireworks display once the trophy is presented to the champion.
