MADRID, 16 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Girona and UD Almería will be in charge of opening the twenty-second day of LaLiga Santander 2022-2023 this Friday (9:00 p.m.) with a direct duel for permanence at the Montilivi Stadium, in which the locals hope to also take advantage of the weakness as a visitor to his rival.
The Catalan team and the team from Almeria are separated by two points in their fight to maintain the category, but of the two, only Joan Francesc Ferrer’s, ‘Rubi’, runs the risk of ending up in relegation if he loses because he has two and three points respectively to Valencia and Getafe, who meet on Monday at the Coliseum.
To avoid this possibility, the team from Almería will have to forget all the weaknesses away from the Power Horse Stadium that have made them the worst visitor in the championship along with Elche. Almería still does not know what it is to win at home, they only have three points and they will also arrive in Montilivi after two straight defeats (Vallecas and at home against Betis) and with only one win (Espanyol) after the World Cup break.
In addition, the rojiblanco team will pay a visit to a Girona that is precisely showing its greatest strength before its fans, against which it has added 18 of its 24 points and against which it has only lost against Celta, Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona. The locals, who have just lost another direct duel against Cádiz (2-0) without their best image, know the value of a sixth win at home, which would take them away from danger a little more.
Míchel recovers Uruguayan striker Cristhian Stuani, who is out due to suspension at the Nuevo Mirandilla, but loses left-back Miguel Gutiérrez for the same reason. In addition, he does not have Yangel Herrera, Yan Couto and Valery Fernández due to injury, but he does have Reinier Jesus and David López.
For his part, Rubi has the good news of having midfielder Lucas Robertone and Brazilian striker Leo Baptistao back, absent due to completing their cycle in the defeat against Betis, but he is awaiting the physical condition of Gonzalo Melero, Rodrigo Ely and José Pozo .
–PROGRAM FOR MATCHDAY 22 OF LALIGA SANTANDER.
-Friday, February 17.
Girona – Almeria. Pizarro Gómez (C.Madrileño) 21.00.
-Saturday February 18.
Royal Society – Celtic. Ortiz Arias (C.Madrileño) 14.00.
Betis – Valladolid. Mateu Lahoz (C.Valenciano) 16.15.
Majorca – Villarreal. Sánchez Martínez (C. Murciano) 18.30.
Osasuna – Real Madrid. Munuera Montero (C.Andaluz)
-Sunday February 19.
Elche – Spanish. Del Cerro Grande (C.Madrileño) 14.00.
Rayo Vallecano – Seville. Gil Manzano (C. Extremeño) 16.15.
Athletic – Athletic Club. Martínez Munuera (C.Valenciano) 18.30.
FC Barcelona – Cádiz. González Fuertes (C.Asturiano) 21.00.
-Monday February 20.
Getafe – Valencia. Melero López (C.Andaluz) 21.00.