Alavés's sixth expulsion this season. It seems almost impossible that Pablo Machín's team could finish with eleven troops in their official matches. Duarte (Athletic), Jot (Barcelona), Edgar (I raised), Battaglia (Real society), The guard (Athletic) and Tachi (Cadiz) they have depleted the babazorros in the final stretch of their commitments.
Battaglia (for calling the referee “blind”) and Laguardia (cutting off a promising attack) saw the direct reds but the other four went early to the changing rooms due to two yellow cards. Machín's team averages one expulsion every three games and is the most punished team in that sense of the entire competition. Betis and Osasuna, with four, follow him in that classification. Those least affected by the red ones are Real Madrid and Atlético who have never stayed with one less footballer over the field.
The expulsion of Tachi complicates the existence of Alavés since Rodrigo Ely is injured and Laguardia, who has already served his sanction precisely against Cádiz, I was dragging some discomfort in my thigh lately. In fact, Battaglia had to act as an improvised center-back at Ramón de Carranza and the young Keller, a 19-year-old from Cameroon, ended up making his debut Sunday afternoon at the Silver Cup.
The match against Almería in the Copa del Rey will take place on Saturday at 12 noon because, in the afternoon, the stadium of the Mediterranean Games will be used for the Women's Super Cup. Next week brings them, since the babazorros will have to play, consecutively in Vitoria, against Sevilla and Real Madrid. The second of those clashes will coincide with the Centennial day, January 23. Today a commemorative coupon of the ONCE has been presented that will be raffled throughout Spain on January 17.