A second line of Primera

When more doubts arose regarding Espanyol's trajectory in the Second Division and the options of obtaining direct promotion, the stronger has been the reaction of Vicente Moreno's team. Seven goals in two games and six points that keep him leading at the expense of the match that Mallorca will have to play tonight. And, in addition, a week ahead with two games that could be another step towards the goal in case of continuing with this prolonged streak that was not seen since the European year (2018). In these two meetings, and with the loss of RdT in three of the four parts, the parakeet team has had up to six different scorers.

The second line is being uncovered in this second round. The numbers are obvious. In the 21 games played on the first 'tour', Espanyol had nine different scorers and of the 32 goals, Raúl de Tomás and Embarba, who scored 12 and five respectively, had an incidence of 55%. Espanyol, on the back of this couple, finished leader with one of the best first laps that are remembered in the category.

Now, the incidence of the forward is not so decisive, and that is that Espanyol has reinvented itself. Again, he already accumulates nine scorers in only 11 matches played in the second round, while the weight of RdT and Embarba has decreased in this facet to 35%. Other players have taken a step forward. Javi Puado has scored three goals, for two of Nany Dimata, Sergi Darder and Adrián Embarba. Another cliché that has been broken has been the contribution of the defenders. Adrià Pedrosa and David López have managed to score in the last two games and join Óscar Gil, who was the only one so far.

In the list of scorers, and apart from Raúl de Tomás, the team has four players that they have already reached at least the four goals. Javi Puado and Adrián Embarba accumulate seven, by four from Nico Melamed, who has scored even with a header, and five from Sergi Darder, the arrival of Moreno's team, as he demonstrated on Friday. All the players in the second have scored except Álvaro Vadillo, who barely had minutes, and Keidi Bare, who stands out in other facets.