Sergi Guardiola is released. The red-and-white striker rediscovered the goal against Granada and repeated it against Valencia, so chain two days scoring. An injection of morale for the ‘nine’, who previously had a drought of 106 days in the League, although during that time he signed a decisive brace in the Cup round of 16 match against Girona.
Guardiola has taken a run and he already has Alavés in his sights, a rival he scored in the first round. In addition, these last two goals have made him one of the top scorers on the Strip. He has caught Falcao and Álvaro, who have five goals. He is thus reaping the fruit of his work, the same that has led him to settle in Iraola’s eleven. He has 1,296 minutes in 25 games, fifteen of them as a starter.
His goal against Valencia rescued a point for the Vallecanos and the stands went crazy with him. Guardiola, with his face stained with lime, screaming, became the symbol of Rayista resistance. “We ask a lot of things from Sergi because of the way we play. Our model is not designed for him to stay calm, give him the ball and goal it. We ask him to move, press, alternate between the centrals… and gives it to us“, argued the technician.