Unicaja fights the triple curse in the Cup

Unicaja will face a triple threat in the 2024 Copa del Rey basketball game. Ibon Navarro’s men will have to overcome three spells that are directly related to the cup competition and the issue of playing as hosts. The composers have to contend with a story that doesn’t scare the Malaga dressing room or the coaching staff.

Since 2002, in Vitoria, the owner has not been able to win the trophy in front of his fans.. This curse also affects the two giants of Spanish basketball, Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​who were unable to break their local losing streak.

The second curse Unicaja will have to overcome is winning the trophy back-to-back.. The Madridistas and the culés managed to avoid this, but no team other than them achieved this double prize. Unicaja has also been fighting with the stars since then In the more than 30-year history of the Malasita team, they have never managed to lift a trophy in front of their fans..

Track record built at home

Unicaja has one Korac Cup, two Spanish Cups, one European Cup and one ACB League.. All of these trophies were won outside the Costa del Sol. A curse that has already attacked Ibon Navarro’s team in the Final Four of the Basketball Champions League in 2023..

Ibon Navarro weighed in on the issue at a press conference ahead of his competitive debut tomorrow. “We don’t play at home, this is not our pavilion”. The atmosphere of the Cup is different, there will be a lot of things familiar to us, but it will not be our home. Daily life doesn’t give you enough time to think about the past or the future. We try to convey the idea to children as best as possible. We think about day by day. What has been created since I arrived has been exciting. “If you said we were favorites for the Copa del Rey, two years ago I would have told you we were crazy.”– the typesetter explained.