The number five is that of Adrian Embarba, despite the fact that the '23' is displayed on its number. With five goals and as many assists, it is the footballer who has participated this season in the most Espanyol goals. And now, with the fifth yellow card that he sees in Second, last Sunday against Sporting de Gijón, cIt will go down in Las Gaunas, in front of Logroñés, and will force Vicente Moreno to retouch an alignment in which he was immovable.
With 15 games played and 14 starts, so far Embarba had only missed the two games in which he was convalescing from his positive for COVID-19 –Before Sabadell (0-1) and Alcorcón (1-0) -, in addition to the fact that it was not from the game in the next, against Rayo Vallecano (1-0), which he arrived after having completed only one training session ten days after suffering the disease, despite which he played 25 minutes finals in his second home in Vallecas. The name of the person who replaced him on all these occasions gives clues as to where the shots can go this Sunday in Las Gaunas.
It was always Matías Vargas who filled the Embarba vacancy on the right wing of the attack. The Argentine played 61 minutes in Nova Creu Alta, until he was replaced by Raúl de Tomás, and had even more presence, 73 minutes, at the RCDE Stadium against Alcorcón, until Víctor Campuzano entered his place. And against Rayo he played 65 ', until the Madrid player entered.
The Argentine, according to this logic, can start again against Logroñés. Although, on the other hand, Moreno has only given him three minutes in the last four days, those who played in Cartagena last week with the score already decided and as a replacement … yes, of Embarba.
Other options available to the coach, although unusual since he took over Espanyol, consist of place Wu Lei on the right wing, who played on that flank numerous times last season, or change location either to Nico Melamed or, more difficult, to Javi Puado.
You can even bet on placing a double side composed by Óscar Gil and Miguelón Llambrich, given the offensive characteristics of the latter. The penalty for Vicente Moreno, and therefore Espanyol, is that a priori will continue without being able to count on a pure winger like Álvaro Vadillo, who has been out of the team since November 2 due to an injury that the club never finished.