Kevin repeats letter challenge a year after his tears

The birthday of Kevin Vazquez It’s March 23 and football has adopted the custom of giving him a challenge days before blowing out the candles. As happened in 2021, the side will have its first minutes of the year on the second weekend of March. The nigranés will replace the sanctioned Hugo Mallo this saturday at Celta’s visit to Villarreala challenge that coincides in dates with that of last season and that on that occasion concluded with tears of liberation.

university student of Chemistry, the lane returns to play a soccer course in a 90-minute exam. A year ago he passed it with flying colors. After being injured, Kevin had his first of the 2020-2021 season on March 14 against the Athletic in Balaídos and, as a result of the tension accumulated by a meeting that could mark his career, he burst into tears in the post-match television interview. Weeks later Mallo was injured and his usual substitute closed the championship having participated in eight days.

The captain’s absences continued to be covered by Kevin in the first half of the current campaign. Between League and Cup he added nine appearances until mid-December. 2022 began with Mallo infected with COVIDbut the Nigrán defender was unable to take his place on January 2 against Betis because he suffered an upset stomach hours before the game.

Since Edward Coudet had to adapt to Joseph Aidoo to the right wing in the Benito Villamarin, Chacho has not given Mallo a break. Not even in the Cup tie against Athletic Balearic Islands. His substitute has been waiting for an opportunity for three months and it will come to him thanks to the controversial expulsion of the Celtic captain last Sunday. Although the club presented allegations at the request of the Argentine coach, the Competition Committee dismissed them.

It’s up to Kevin to express again his unquestionable competitive character against a rival against whom he was already a starter in the first round. Less than a year and a half before his contract expires, needs to claim once again. Will be back next summer Sergio Carreira of his assignment in the Mirandés and the debate on who should be the Mallo alternative will be reopened. A dilemma about which Coudet, for the moment, has not had any type of doubt.