The draw for the second round of the Cup brought unprecedented confrontations for the Catalan teams. Espanyol will travel to the island of La Palma to play with Atlético Paso, from the Second Federation, which until a couple of years ago was the Third Division. The La Palma team comes from eliminating Real Murcia on penalties. Girona will face Cacereño, who in the first round won 3-0 against another historic player, Córdoba. The matches will be played even without VAR between December 21, 22 and 23.
The draw left other interesting pairings with Primera teams. Atlético will play Arenteiro de Bergantiños, who gave one of the surprises by eliminating a Primera, Almería (2-0). Sevilla will travel to Malaga to play against Juventud Torremolinos and Athletic Club will have a very close rival, Sestao River.
The party was great at the headquarters of Arenteiro, the beneficiary with the "gordo" of the draw. The president of the club, Argimiro Marnotes, was clear about it: "If you have to play the flute, you will play it with whatever. They are all great teams. We want a great team like Atlético". So it was.
The Real Unión de Irún, another team with a cup tradition, wanted another neighbor, Real Sociedad, but they got Mallorca. The Gipuzkoan team had just eliminated the other First Division that Cádiz fell in the last round.
Other pairings with First Division teams were: Atlético Saguntino - Rayo Vallecano, Guijuelo, Villarreal, Gernika-Celta, Arnedo -Osasuna, Guadalajara-Elche, Diocesano-Getafe and Arenas-Valladolid.
In the matches with Second Division teams, Nástic de Tarragona had to receive a Málaga in low hours. The four teams from the Super Cup are still exempt in this tie: FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Valencia and Betis. They will already be incorporated for the third round.
