Although the Arbol de Gernika Trophy will mark the first ever meeting between Chivas and Athletic Club, in addition to the fact that this unprecedented duel will be the first experience in Europe for most of El Rebaño’s members, for one of them it represents a reunion match against players of his generation that he has already faced in Spanish soccer.
That's right ChivaHermanos, our center-back Luis Olivas has a previous confrontation against some players of the current squad of Los Leones, since in his time at Tudelano he competed in the same group of Bilbao Athletic in the 2019-2020 Season of the Second Division B.
Olivas had the chance to face the Basque club's subsidiary team right after he arrived in Spain and that match corresponding to Week 5, in which was a starter, was a tough test in his breakthrough process against players such as midfielders Oihan Sancet, Vencedor, Zarraga, as well as attacker Morcillo, who were key assets to beat Tudelano 0-3 away and are now part of the first team of Bilbao.
In the second round of that campaign, Tudelano visited the Lezama facilities, but Olivas didn’t take part in the match, so the Chivas defender will have his sporting revenge and in an unbeatable scenario such as the San Mames Stadium, an opportunity to show the experience he has acquired as a professional footballer and collaborate to stop those players and the rest of his teammates.
