Espanyol sharpens his 'eleven' to embrace the promotion zone

This Sunday, the last day of the week that closes the eve of Christmas and the break, the Spanish has a great opportunity to distance yourself from Almeria, his immediate pursuer, the second club with a higher salary limit and that accumulates a streak that has placed him with 38 points, one of the direct promotion. For that very reason, Vicente Moreno they won twice on Wednesday in Llagostera: the team went through the rounds and was able to distribute the minutes. Two training sessions into the game, there is only one doubt in the lineup: Sergi darder.

The rest of the team will not be too far from the one that in recent weeks has chained a streak of four consecutive victories, the best of the course. The coach remains faithful to his idea of ​​taking advantage of the performance of his players, without caring about leaving theorists on the bench at the beginning of the course or players who have lost their place in the lineup due to annoyances.

In this way, Diego Lopez He will return to the finish line after Oier Olazábal's good match against Llagostera. In defense, he will not repeat any of those who started on Wednesday. Óscar Gil, David López, Lluís López and Adrià Pedrosa they will recover the position to continue with the good defensive dynamics. The only change could occur in the event that Darder did not recover and Moreno considered overtaking David to midfield to free Keidi Bare, another fixed on Sunday. In this case, it would be Fernando Calero who could enter the line-up at the expense of Leandro Cabrera's physical condition, absent in recent weeks.

With the double pivot and the central team in suspense due to the situation of the Mallorcan, which the coach may reveal tomorrow in the press room, in the attack zone everything is clear. Oscar Melendo would act in the playmaker, with Javi Puado and Adrián Embarba on the sides. The Barcelonian comes from thrashing in three of the last four games, while the former Rayo player, who started his captaincy in Llagostera, was suspended in Logroño and did not participate. In attack, Raúl de Tomás, the top scorer in the category.