Melamed, a genius is on the loose

Nothing that he works is inconsequential. You just have to see what the four goals – and three assists – have meant for Espanyol Nico Melamed takes in Second. But, above all, the last two. The impressive volley with which this past Sunday he celebrated his twentieth birthday, which gave the victory against Leganés, has been one of the most celebrated goals of the year. Y the header, despite his 173 centimeters tall, with which he established the tie 'in extremis' in Anduva, just a month ago, the one that was celebrated the least by far. Well, it turns out that both have lit the fuse of a climb that parrots caress.

“I came from home convinced that he was going to score a goal and that we were going to win yes or yesAnd that's how it was, “says an exultant Melamed, who in a matter of hours went from blowing out the candles on his anniversary in the privacy of his family bubble to receiving congratulations, first from his colleagues and Vicente Moreno, and later, from thousands of parakeets. “Happiness is maximum“, he admits, although he remembers:” Nothing is done yet. “Nobody better than the youth squad to know. When he scored five days ago, in the 95th minute of the Mirandés-Espanyol, the Blue and Whites chained three days without winning and left the direct promotion zone. That goal, to which no one beyond the dressing room gave importance due to the sensitivity of the situation, it changed absolutely everything.

He shook Melamed's 2-2 to the team, which regained ambition, to a technical body that introduced modifications to command in the matches, Y Espanyol passed from third –Two points above Leganés, one against Almería and four against Mallorca–, to escape as an outstanding leader, by linking five victories and adding, in just five days, seven points more than the vermilion and 11 more than rojiblancos and pepineros.

The good star of Nico Melamed is not accidental. In his debut in Segunda, on the fourth day against the Sabadell, it took a dozen minutes to score the winning goal (0-1). Weeks later, in Cartagena, 14 minutes were enough to tie and to assist Raúl de Tomás in both of the triumph. Against Castellón, on matchday 21 in Cornellà, started as a starter and made it 1-0 at seven minutes. And in Castalia, assisted for Sergi Darder to convert the 1-2. Starting from the bench came providential goals against Mirandés and Leganés de a footballer who no longer promises, because it is a reality. The future is yours.