The Leganes will appeal to the heroic to come back this Sunday against him Vallecano Ray 3-0 in the first leg of the playoff semifinals for promotion to LaLiga Santander, and to stay alive in the fight to rise to the top category, something that the franjirrojo team has been excited about after a season marked by irregularity.
Those of Asier Garitano, third in the regular phase and who chained eight games without knowing the defeat, they received a harsh correction against the Vallecano team as a result of a bad stage in the second half and now they are forced to go all out.
For this they will have the support of the public, who will be able to return to the Butarque stadium for the first time since February 29, 2020, when they drew one against Alavés while still in the First Division.
However, the precedents do not invite optimism if one takes into account that the blue and white They have only scored more than one goal against their rival in two of the twenty-six times they have met to date. In none of them, in addition, have they managed to overcome the adverse result with which they are presented.
Before the appointment, the Leganes It will continue to count on the casualties due to injury of Unai Bustinza, Dani Lasure, José Arnáiz and Gaku Shibasaki. To these absences is added that of the Venezuelan Roberto Rosales, summoned with his national team.
Opposite will be the Lightning, who faces the game emotionally strengthened after the win in the first leg, which allows him to look optimistically at this second leg.
For this encounter, Iraola He has the doubt of the Portuguese Baby, the great protagonist of the first leg with two goals and that ended with discomfort in the right shoulder. His presence is almost ruled out and, with the advantage of the first leg, he does not want to risk.
The other question is that of the right side Mario Hernandez, who replaced Peruvian Luis Advíncula on the right-hand lane, attending to the commitments with his team. The inactivity made him end up with physical discomfort and, in case of not playing, one of the variants that Iraola raises is to play with the Uruguayan Emiliano Velázquez.
Probable lineups:
Leganes: Risk, Palencia, Sergio González, Javi Hernández, Jonathan Silva; Rubén Pérez, Pardo; Avilés, Eraso, Sabin Merino; Michael
Vallecano Ray: Luca Zidane; Velázquez, Catena, Saveljich, Fran García; Isi Palazón, Valentín, Mario Suárez, Álvaro; Trejo; Andres Martin
Referee: José Antonio López Toca (Cantabrian Committee)
Stadium: Butarque
Time / TV: 21.00 (Movistar LaLiga / Let's go)