Almería got a scary rhythm before the Christmas break, a good cushion of points for their pursuers included. Hence In the Indálico heart the suspension of the Lugo meeting hurt, the last of the year. It had to be the pandemic that stopped the exuberant rojiblanca streak, which has been cut in twelve consecutive games without losing, ten of them in the league. The coronavirus hit the Almeria staff hard, which he could barely train during the weekThe club came to request the suspension of the match against Cartagena. However, the request did not come to fruition despite having the approval of the rival himself.
In the rojiblanca booth they did not understand Babic’s loss, a pillar in Rubi’s plans. The Bosnian Serb was sanctioned for Lugo by having to complete the card cycle, dragging the punishment to the duel against Cartagena when the appointment was suspended in Huesca. With Carriço injured, Chumi’s loss due to coronavirus did the rest, with the Vilasar de Mar coach having to improvise a pair of centrals with De la Hoz and Martos.
It also hurt Umar Sadiq’s, concentrated with Nigeria. During the week there was speculation that the summons to have played against Cartagena would be delayed, although that of Kaduna was already concentrated under the command of Gernot Rohr. Almería decided to give it a free pass after last March not allowing him to travel with The Eagles in a qualifying window for the African Cup on health grounds. The Almeria entity also pressed in June for Rohr not to summon him on the final list (he was in the preliminary list) of a friendly against Cameroon and thus be able to be for the promotion promotion. Thus, from the offices of the Vega de Acá they discarded by a wink with their top scorer.
Thus, and with Juan Villar confined, the rojiblanco coaching staff waited until the last moment for Dyego Sousa, without recovering in time and the Almeria team was left without any center forward. Not only were there setbacks in the center of the rear or up front, but Rubi had up to a dozen casualties, not counting other players such as Ramazani, who did not train during the week and ended up on the green of the Mediterranean Games Stadium having tested negative in extremis against a Cartagena that ended up taking all three points thanks to a goal from Gastón Silva. The Uruguayan did the same to achieve the first visitor victory in a venue in the Vega de Acá that until now was the only place in the category where the locals had always scored.
Such was the situation for Almería who finished with seven first-team chips on the pitch, on the edge of the improper line-up, and with a Major anger in the dressing room when considering that LaLiga had played with the health of the squad. In this sense, Lazo and Puigmal had to leave injured, believing in the booth that facing a match of this requirement had a great influence without having hardly been able to train during the week due to the different positives.
Tickets for the Cup are on sale
Almería has already put on sale the tickets for the round of 32 match (a single match) of the Copa del Rey between its team and Elche, which will be played next Thursday at 8:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in person at the clubhouse, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Wednesday morning only), and at the ticket offices of the Mediterranean Games Stadium on Three Kings Day itself, from 6:00 p.m. Tickets can also be found at tickets.udalmeriasad.com until Thursday at 5:30 p.m. The prices are 40, 30 and 20 euros in tribune, preference and funds, respectively, costing half for children up to 12 years. Subscribers enter free.
Gifts for Hospitalized Children
Like every Christmas, Almería has given gifts to children hospitalized at the Torrecárdenas University Hospital. Of course, just like last year, the club has chosen not to carry out the traditional visit with club players due to the current health situation. Thus, the president of the UDA Foundation, Lorena García, brought material and other gifts to the Almería hospital center for the Torrecárdenas health personnel to deliver to hospitalized children. During the next days and there will be a telematic meeting between a member of the rojiblanca squad and the children.