LIVESTREAM: Spain – Fuengirola Potros @Coslada Camioneros, Sunday, Jan. 12, 12 CET (6a ET)

AFI | American Football | 01/12/2020

Graphic: Igor Lazarevic

Spanish League of American Football semifinalists in 2019, the Coslada Camioneros, will play host to the Fuengirola Potros, Sunday, January 12 on the opening weekend of the season in Spain.

These two teams faced other once in 2019 with Coslada coming away with a comfortable 46-18 victory.

The Camioneros have surprised since advancing to the Spanish top league two years ago, qualifying for the playoffs both seasons. Last year, the Camioneros were knocked out in the semifinals by the Las Rozas Black Demons.

This season, head coach Fernando Guijarro has signed Belgian quarterback Willem Vancompernolle (Izegem Tribes, Belgian national team) and brought back big Mexican lineman Luis de las Heras (Águilas Blancas IPN, current captain of Spanish national team) for a third season. Also added from Mexico is linebacker Marco Zárate (Águilas Blancas IPN) and offensive lineman Efrén Tapia Islas (Burros Blancos IPN).

Fuengirola enter their second season in Spain’s top league and the offense will be powered by Finnish running back Jarno Elo. The team has also signed Noah Drake as well as linemen Arttu Immonen, Joonas Kolka from Finland and Britain’s Mario Haberthardt (the last two are returning).