Celta are one win away from confirming their presence in the preparatory phase

Victory in the eight days left in the regular season. That’s a small difference that leaves Celta to confirm their presence in the doubleheader before the final four of the Basketball Challenge League. To play at home, the return date of this crossover would need three more wins at worst. At this moment, the team is already collecting the same victories (16) as last year in the entire regular season.

After the victory on Tuesday against Al-Qázeres, the accounts of Cristina Cantero’s team, which has a game less, are clear. The second-placed Vigovinja are six wins ahead of Lima-Horta, the tenth-placed team and the first to drop out of the standings. This margin must be added average basket especially, since the celestials won two contests.

To have a field factor in a tie that gives you the right to the last stage, the bar is higher. Celta, with a game less, has a two-win difference ahead of Paterna, which is sixth. The Valencians have a certain coefficient of victory. With a maximum of four more victories, the return at home would be guaranteed, which the club considers important.

The risk of seeking the playoffs

On the other hand, last week, on the occasion of the visit of FEB president Jorge Garbajosa, the mayor Abel Caballero announced that Vigo will request the final four from which the second place in the Women’s League comes, but this request has its own risk, since it must be formulated before the game of the previous tie. Namely, in the rules of the competition, it is stated that the term ends “on the Tuesday after the end of the regular phase”, which means that the participation of the hosts is not guaranteed, which could condition Celta’s final idea. As information, all the teams that organized the stage have been promoted to date.

Performance

The last two victories, the one in Zamora against one of the more important in the category, confirmed the team’s potential. “We competed well in the first round and you always have the idea that in the second, being such a young team, they will improve a lot,” said Carlos Colinas, the club’s sporting director.

Despite everything, Celta do not want to talk about the possibility of promotion. “That word doesn’t exist,” says Colinas. First, because the direct spot seems to belong to Ferrol and second, because the remaining eight qualifiers will be risking everything in the race. Namely, there will be only half a day of rest between the semi-finals and the final of the Final Four. Also, it remains to be seen how such a young team can react in a situation of maximum tension.

However, Celta believe that they have a very complete squad that should serve as a base for the future.