The traffic in the franjirroja infirmary does not stop. The immediacy between the Sporting and Almería matches – disputed 72 hours later – has not helped either and, far from decreasing, the number of players with discomfort continues to increase. A situation that is especially primed with a position, that of playmaker. Andoni Iraola he lost last day to Trejo, after suffering a blow to the buttock, and Joni Montiel, as a consequence of some problems in the adductor, throughout these last two weeks.
Both absences join that of Pozo, whose last game with Rayo dates from a month ago (March 6) against Las Palmas. Then, he was not a starter and played just two minutes. The malagueño is injured, but no further details are known of his ailment. The Vallecano coach did confirm that both Pozo and Velázquez and Ulloa, all of them injured, they have not yet started training with the group, although “they don't have much left”. Of course, his presence against Girona this Saturday seems “complicated”.
For this appointment, the Rayo will not only be aware of the evolution of Trejo, Montiel, Pozo, Velázquez and Ulloa, he will also closely follow Óscar Valentín, which had to be replaced in the Mediterranean Games meeting. “He ended up with an overload, hopefully not a muscle injury, but right now I can't say much more, “explained Iraola, who also he will not be able to count on Catena due to sanction. If he does not recover troops for the playmaker, the coach has on the table several options, such as Andrés, Antoñín or Baby.