Venezuelans Yangel Herrera and Jon Aramburu win the Copa del Rey with Real Sociedad

Published at: 18/04/2026 07:38 PM

Real Sociedad, where Venezuelans Yangel Herrera and Jon Aramburu play, was proclaimed champion of the Copa del Rey after defeating Atlético Madrid this Saturday, April 18, in the penalty shootout after the 2-0 tie in 120 minutes.

Yangel Herrera was on the bench and didn't see minutes, let's remember that he's coming out of a calf injury that sidelined him for a month. Meanwhile, Aramburu started and played 113 minutes before being replaced by Aritz Elustondo, highlights the Líder portal.

Yangel Herrera and Jon Aramburu become the first players trained in Venezuelan football to win a title in Spain, as did the American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo, who won his first title as coach since joining the Basque team.

Venezuelan full-back Aramburu recorded two interceptions, accumulated four recoveries and six takeoffs. In addition, he won seven of 14 ground duels and five of six aerial duels.

In the definition from the “eleven steps”, Real's goalkeeper, Unai Marrero, stopped the shooting of Alexander Sorloth and Julián Álvarez, while Pablo Marín transformed the last penalty to sentence the 4-3 victory in the outcome.

The people from Donostia needed only 14 seconds and three touches to open the score through Ander Barrenetxea. Ademola Lookman tied for Diego Simeone's team with a goal in the 19th minute, but a penalty transformed by goalkeeper Juan Musso allowed Mikel Oyarzabal to return the lead to Real Sociedad in the added time of the first half.