If on any player are put the spotlights the last days this is Sergio Ezequiel Araujo, facing the next match to be played this Sunday at the Gran Canaria Stadium against CD Tenerife, at 9:00 pm Canarian time. Without a doubt, the top yellow gunner, with four goals so far in the championship, It is the great local asset to achieve a victory that resists the Gran Canaria in the maximum regional duel since 2014 with a goal scored by Vicente Gómez.
After the last absence of the Argentine against Girona last Monday, in which the UD tied at one in Catalan lands, the uncertainty about how you handle your adductor discomfort is maximum, although he has been seen training with the group, and Its final state is expected to be revealed this Saturday at Pepe Mel's press conference before the game or after training on the same Sunday morning, as the Madrid coach usually does in the games that Las Palmas plays at home.
For example, the president of the entity, Miguel Ángel Ramírez, when asked this week in different media about the injury of Chino commented that “everyone wants to play the derby, but we must make decisions wisely. If a player does not have all the guarantees of being recovered, we will not assume a risk that we can pay throughout the season “, so the yellow team your letters will be saved until the last moment.
What is clear is that their presence in the derby is practically a matter of state for the team, since UD has not achieved victory without its star player on the pitch this year, as were their absences in the defeats against Leganés (1-0), Cartagena (3-0), Albacete (1-1) and Girona (1-1), although it was from the game against Oviedo (1- 2), but had to be replaced as it was not in full condition and it caused that finally it did not play the last day. In addition, he has scored four goals that have been worth three wins against Logroñés (2-1), Almería (2-0) and Castellón (2-1).
Also, the attacker has played four derbies and he is one of the two players in the current squad, together with Cristian Cedrés who has managed to score TenerifeBack in 2018 in Gran Canaria, in a match that ended with a 1-1 draw, with a controversial penalty scored by Suso Santana in the final minutes. Thus, Whether or not it is Sunday can undoubtedly play a differential role for the Pío Pío.
Pejiño the other unknown and Maikel Mesa's return
The other question for this match is that of the extreme left Pejiño, who He was injured in the match played against Cartagena a few weeks ago, with a hamstring muscle tear, and continues to hasten his recovery, but it is unknown if he will arrive in time for the derby or will have to wait another week. On the other hand, in the positive section there is a Maikel Mesa, who did not travel to Gerona out of concern, but is already training normally under Mel's orders.