The VCF visit The Cármenes almost 37 years later

The Valencia CF on Sunday to visit historic Granada CF, absent from the First Division for 36 years since the 1975-1976 season, when he lost the last category. The Mestalla team will visit for the first time the new stadium in Los Cármenes, opened in 1995, to try to defeat the andalucez, who does not win at home since 1970, when he still played in the old Los Cármenes, a stadium not is especially suitable for black and whites.

Valencia and Granada Nazari field have faced a total of 17 times throughout the history of the First Division, in which the Valencians have managed only three wins and four draws, winning ten of Andalusia, with a balance of 20 goals for and 29 against.

The last time the teams met in the field of Granada, was the December 28, 1975, in the game in the 15th game of the season, and ended with defeat Valencia 2-1 with goals from Lorenzo and Oruezábal for local, and Grande, an own goal for the visitors. The Valencia formed on that occasion with Balaguer, Barrachina, Lamb, Barrero, Tirapu, Planelles, Quino, Sunday, Saura, Johnny Rep and Keita.

The final victory of Valencia in Los Cármenes, as we said at the beginning of the article, dates from February 15, 1970. At that time, Valencia won the game for Week 22 by 0-1, thanks to a goal from Jose Ramon Fuertes the beginning of the meeting. The training introduced the team che at that time was: Abelard, Barrachina, Hannibal, Paquito, Poli, Nebot, Sol, Antón, Vidagany, Strong and Ansola.

The first meeting that Valencia played at the Granada feud took place in the season 1941-1942, and this time the Valencia team won by 1-2, thanks to goals from Asensi and Gorostiza. The party, which was played on October 12, 1941, it was for the third game of the season, and the team presented the following line-che: Pius, Alvaro, Juan Ramon Sierra, Iturraspe, Asensi, World, Bertoli, Epi, Amadeo and Gorostiza.

As anecdotal evidence, the biggest defeat of Valencia in Granada took place on January 12, 1968, when the Valencia team thrashed fell 3-0, while the greatest victory occurred on October 24, 1943, when the Valencia won by 1-3 with two goals from World and one of Vicente Hernandez.