NAVALCARNERO, Spain (Interstat) — Host Navalcarnero opened its Copa del Rey Juvenil campaign with a 2-1 victory over Merida U19 on Wednesday at Estadio Municipal Mariano González. Varo opened the scoring for Navalcarnero in the 34th minute. The result defied a pregame projection from Interstat, whose simulator had predicted a 2-1 win for the visitors. Merida U19’s Martín received a yellow card in the 71st minute, followed by a booking for teammate Areso in stoppage time. With the win, Navalcarnero starts the tournament 1-0, while Merida U19 begins 0-1.