Real Madrid will face Coosur Real Betis and Barca will face Joventut Badalona in the semifinals of the 2022 Endesa Super Cup, which will be held between Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 September at the Municipal San Pablo, according to the draw held this Monday .
The Madrid team, champion of the Endesa League, and Betis, host of the Super Cup, will be in charge of opening the tournament at 6:30 p.m. A duel that will leave the first finalist waiting for one of the two Catalan teams for the grand final, which will be played on Sunday 25 at 6:30 p.m.
For its part, the second semi-final, which will be played at 9:30 pm, will face the Blaugrana team, champion of the Cup and runner-up in the League, and ‘Penya’, third in the competition. A Catalan derby that will revive the tension between both teams. The last time they met was in the semifinal playoff in favor of Sarunas Jasikevicius’ men.
“You play for a title that has been gaining importance every year. At first the teams took it as a preseason and now everyone wants to have it in their showcase,” said Antonio Martin, president of the Association of Basketball Clubs (ACB).
A Super Cup that will be played in Andalusia after the previous edition in Tenerife. “Seville has plenty of everything, it’s spectacular and we’ll try to take advantage of the dynamics of this city to see if things catch on. We’re going to be happy before and after the tournament,” he added.
Representatives of the four participating teams were present at the event, Alberto Herreros (Real Madrid), Manolo Flores (Barca), Jordi Marti (Joventut Badalona) and Fernando Moral (Coosur Real Betis).
In turn, the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the Junta de Andalucia Arturo Bernal claimed the importance of events of this caliber, paraphrasing Javier Imbroda: “In Andalusia we have the vocation to be the home of Spanish sports. This is how it was proposed as strategic plan: to host and host major national and international tournaments, with direct and indirect returns,” he said.
Source: Europa Press
