Blind trust in Sergio Araujo

It was always clear to Pepe Mel that Sergio Araujo, who is living his third stage in Las Palmas after several assignments to AEK Athenian, should be a fundamental player in his schemes. The coach also lamented a few months ago when he maintained that, despite starting his second full season in Las Palmas, “it really was the first time” that he could count on the Argentine forward.

No sooner said than done, Araujo has always counted for Mel that he has been healthy, the coach convinced of the differential factor that the Argentine can contribute, of which his versatility in the yellow attack front is also valued, the same forward as playmaker, also occasional extreme. Thus, after overcoming COVID-19 and its consequences, more repeated muscle problems, The 'Chino' has so far played 19 games, 15 of them as a starter, for a total of 1,218 minutes on the pitch.

Mel's bet for Araujo has been made even more patent in 2021. Thus, so far this year, he has been a starter in 11 of the 12 stakes games played by Las Palmas, absent only against Rayo Vallecano (1-1) and because he was sent off days before in Castellón in another yellow disaster (4-0).

Although He has only scored one goal this year, the decisive one in Mallorca (0-1, 10-01-2021), there is no one who will take him out of the starting team. Less now, when Las Palmas, except Cedrés, who is working hard to recover from his broken knee, has all his available offensive arsenal: Jesé, Mujica, Espiau, Rober, Araujo, Clemente, Kirian, Maikel Mesa …

Among his peers there is a feeling of remarkable effort not rewarded in the form of goals, determined as he seems to be physically as well as possible. “Araujo seems to be made of rubber, he can hold it all”, holds one of his companions. Despite his scoring drought, on the way to three months, Pepe Mel also fell in favor, from whom he earned his blind trust. In the double local commitment of Las Palmas this week, against Lugo and Mallorca, he is required to step forward that he does not finish. The gallons rule.