Granada to play Copa del Rey tie on artificial turf Copa del Rey Against Tamaraceite

Granada will play the away leg of their Copa del Rey tie on artificial turf against third-tier Tamaraceite.

The Canary Island minnows, who defeated Guti's Almeria in the first round, play at the modest Estadio Juan Guedes whose field does not depend on natural grass.

The matchup will take place on January 11, where the LaLiga Santander side will look to earn a positive result ahead of the return leg.

"[The tie] is going to be played at the Juan Guedes, we have the approval of the Spanish FA and nobody is going to review it again, there is no negative report," Hector Ramirez, the president of Tamaraceite, told Radio MARCA in Gran Canaria.

He then responded to the fact that the Primera Division club voiced their concerns about the pitch.

"I would like to have their transfer budget but I don't complain.

"The Granada players have quality to play on artificial grass and even in a school yard, the surface is no excuse, the format of the Copa del Rey is like this," he stated.