The curse of the Cup, injuries and eternal friendship with Coruxo

Finally a first round was passed. How badly the Cup is given to Malaga attests that in so far this decade they have only passed a first round four times. In 2010-11 against Hercules (eliminated in the round of 16 by Sevilla), against Getafe in 2011-12 (they lost in the round of 16 against Real Madrid), in 2012-13 against Cacereño (they reached the quarterfinals and were dropped by Athletic) and now in Coruxo. In the rest he did not overcome first rounds against teams almost always of lower category. Let's see what the draw holds for this Friday at 1:00 p.m.

Eternal ties with Coruxo. This tie has laid the foundations for a great relationship between the Vigo team and Málaga. For your interest we reproduce the tuis of mutual consideration and respect. “When the opponent beats you and you concede four goals. When they respect you a lot. Málaga CF club SEÑOR. When the Málaga fans and fans from other clubs reach out to you and help you get up. When the fans, the ball and the football are protagonists. Thank you!”. This was the message of the Galician club. Málaga responded with equal elegance. “And when going to Galicia is like coming home because of your unmistakable human quality. Too bad he didn't come back to meet you at La Rosaleda! A big hug from Malaga and all the luck in the world for the remainder of the season ”. From Malaga we will be watching from now on in front of this team that has penetrated almost like Numancia in 1998.

Medical part. This unusual season is whipping most teams and Málaga is no exception. Last Sunday Iván Calero was injured in Almería after a fortuitous clash with Sadiq. Regrettably it was confirmed the rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and a grade II sprain in the internal ligament of his internal knee. The whole season is lost. It is not clear that Málaga can sign another player in his position although the winter market is close to opening and Málaga will have to rethink their reinforcement options. To make matters worse, Hicham and Matos returned injured from Vigo. Muscle injury to their respective left hamstrings. Apart from the group, Juande and Jozabed carried out specific treatment in the gym. Hicham is awaiting more complementary tests this Friday. Matos evolves favorably and could return to group dynamics. Good news.

The evolution of Orlando Sá. He scored his first goal with the blue and white. A clever scorer goal. The Portuguese is having a hard time getting his best set-up after having spent more than a year standing at Standard de Liège. His involvement has made him win the affection of the entire dressing room and that, ‘de facto’, he is considered the fifth captain along with Lombán, Luis Muñoz, Ismael and Escassi.

The ‘17’ of Larrubia. This is another of the Academy players with a sensational future. Before the start of the training session on Thursday, Manolo Gaspar, sports director, handed him the shirt with the '17' of the Spanish National Team sent by the RFEF, commemorating the participation of the La Luz player in the past edition of the U-17 World Cup in Brazil with the National Team.