The alarms went off in the 86th minute of Rayo-Leganés. Baby couldn't finish the game due to hamstring problems. A setback for the franjirrojo coach, Andoni Iraola, who lost one of his most decisive footballers in this final stretch of the season. Medical tests and their evolution throughout these days will have the last word, but the presence of the Portuguese winger in Fuenlabrada is in the air.
“In the end, the Baby thing is a doubt between fatigue, that your hamstring goes up … I think there may be something there. We must wait for the resonance. He is not a player who has had many muscle injuries. It is also not clear if he has been injured or not, but nothing he has will be complicated for him to be in Fuenlabrada“Iraola commented just at the end of the Vallecas meeting.
If his absence is confirmed, this would be very bad news for the team, since Baby was being their fittest player. To his four goals (Las Palmas, Zaragoza, Almería and Albacete) and two assists (Mallorca and Alcorcón) other qualities such as speed, power and determination come together, something that has made him command the franjirrojas offensive in recent weeks and be one of the most effective shots on goal.
Hence, the winger is one of the great assets of Rayo in attack. More now, if possible, with the difficulties that the Vallecanos are finding to score. They have only managed three goals in the last five games. Another absence above – this one will be certain until the end of the course – is that of Joni Montiel. The youth squad suffers a knee sprain, as confirmed by the Basque coach.