Deportivo head to Getafe with the aim to keep their unbeaten run

Deportivo arrive at the Coliseum de Getafe looking to protect their unbeaten run in a particularly demanding setup: the visit comes before three games in eight days (Getafe, Sevilla and Betis). The schedule is a shock compared to what a side that has come up from Segunda is used to.

In the build-up, Sport frames the match as a real “competitiveness lesson”, the kind of football Bordalás teams are known to demand. The newspaper warns that, in Madrid, nothing will come “cheap” and that Getafe are expected to tighten their lines, squeezing the spaces between lines.

A busy, high-pressure week

Sport says Antonio Hidalgo will have to plan for rotation, calling it “inevitable” given squad depth and the need to manage key references. Among them is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, portrayed as indispensable—Hidalgo must decide how to keep his impact without burning him out.

The article also suggests changes are more likely at the back due to the short turnaround, while the attack could be steadier. The likely approach is a classic 5-3-2, with Satriano and Enes Unal singled out as the forwards to watch. Sport adds that the new signing Marc Casadó has quickly begun challenging Riki for minutes.

Getafe press; Deportivo must cope

According to Sport, Deportivo’s task will be to defend in a compact way and still threaten from the outside, because Getafe do not aim to dominate possession—they prefer to play with control and strike when they can. The paper also flags Leo Román’s role from the back as an important detail.

For Getafe, the piece mentions defensive absences through injuries to Kiko Femenía and Abqar, plus a suspension for Zaid Romero. Even so, Sport argues the team’s defensive identity should remain intact, making this one more hard lesson for Hidalgo—something the coach himself has acknowledged after saying he has “a lot to learn” from Bordalás, as reported by Sport.