It is common for José Gomes, like a large part of his fellow guild members, to hold a closed-door session, which is usually the one most related to the technical aspect. Nevertheless, the Portuguese is going to lock up his team today and tomorrow at the Mediterranean Games Stadium, just as he did the week of facing Girona.
The Almería coach thus seeks to give as few clues as possible. In this way, you can count on the fingers of one hand the occasions in which the Portuguese coach has facilitated his calls, which are not usually known until an hour and a half before the match itself, when LaLiga gives the line-ups of both teams.
José Gomes will be able to count on all his pupils today. Taking advantage of the fact that it will be low in Bercian lands due to sanction, Sadiq missed the start of the week to solve some bureaucratic paperwork for your passport. Together with the Nigerian, yesterday in the gym, Centelles and Samu Costa exercised. The side, according to the Almeria club itself, has an ailment -without going into further details- in an ankle, while the midfielder suffers discomfort in one foot. Yes indeed, the Valencian and the Portuguese will be at the disposal of Gomes today and will train with the group.
The rojiblanco changing room has the departure to Ponferrada marked in red (Sunday, 2:00 p.m.) after the recent piques. On the penultimate day of last season, Ponferradina, who had already won in Almería in the first leg (2-3), left the UDA without the possibility of direct promotion on the last day, winning with goals from Ivi López and Yuri ( Darwin scored for the visitors).
The game left several piques during and after it, including the Darwin's aggression and Jonathan Silva's career at the end. With the charrúa and the carioca already out, the mutual desire continued this season (3-1 for Almería), with a brawl on the inland tracks of the Mediterranean at the end of the match.