Salazar/Alonso bring a higher ceiling through Salazar’s experience and match management, but they’ll be tested by Guinart/Virseda’s steadier rally tolerance and structured cross-court patterns typical of FIP Platinum conditions. In Albania’s generally lively indoor/outdoor coastal conditions, the team that controls the net first and protects the middle will dictate. Slight edge to Salazar/Alonso if they start clean and keep Salazar in decision-making exchanges; upset chances rise if Virseda dominates the left-lane volley-to-bajada sequences.