In a round trip, with a discreet first part of Espanyol and a furious second, the coaching staff will be aware this Monday of the status of two starters in the last three days and that they were going through a great moment of form. Óscar Gil and Óscar Melendo ended up replaced due to muscular problems, and they will have to wait for their evolution and undergo tests to know the extent of their injury. Although the club has not confirmed it, both would be almost ruled out for Tuesday’s match against Athletic.
The playmaker is the case that worries less. The player retired with a muscle problem after Vicente Moreno decided to give him more minutes than usual. Normally, the one from Sant Adrià acts between 55 and 60 minutes per game when he starts, but in Elche he held out on the pitch until 76 ‘. The good time of Melendo, escorted by Manu Morlanes and Yangel Herrera on Saturday, he made it possible for him to play even more than Sergi Darder.
Óscar Gil turns on all the alarms. The right-back, in a collision with Mojica in the final part of the match, left the field on a stretcher because of a bad gesture on his left knee. He left Martínez Valero walking, but with a swollen knee, so he will have to wait for the tests to know the severity of the injury. In any case, the player will not participate this Tuesday.
His absence will be covered by Aleix Vidal, who curiously also returned after three weeks recovering from some abdominal problems. For this reason, Rubén Sánchez, a full back for Espanyol B, made his debut against Cádiz. Miguel Llambrich, who has not participated since February 14. He was operated on for an ailment in the anterior rectus of the left leg and, although he is in the final stretch of his return, it has not yet been possible.
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As an anecdote, and although in your case you will not miss any game, Vicente Moreno also ended up injured after living intensely the last minutes of the game. The coach was visibly limping in the press room and needed the help of his teammates.