Go ahead that Espanyol's defensive system is reliable and that Diego López has surpassed the record for unbeaten Second Division (537 minutes) and the Super Depor mark in the 1993-94 campaign (only one goal) in the first ten days. A record whose main protagonist is the Galician, whose 27 stops have been decisive. Only two goals received in 990 minutes, with a very high index of the 92% of shots stopped.
The goalkeeper's figure also expanded against Lugo with 2-1 and two worthwhile interventions. The 39-year-old veteran player is more responsible for the great streak in the scoreboard than the excellent parakeet defensive system, which has had disappointments as seen in the games against Oviedo or Sabadell, where Diego López also saved goals that seemed sung.
But, curiously, the two goals received have not been the result of the neglect of Espanyol. In fact, both have been almost traced: a lateral center behind the area line with the Espanyol defense far from the goal and well placed. But the rival's execution was perfect, an example that not all the goals received have to be the result of the defending team's mistakes.
In Vallecas, Isi Palazón hit a volley from the edge of the large area after a center without a priori danger from the left. Leandro Cabrera and Dídac Vilà were aware of their mark and sank too much, but Isi's shot was technically perfect and his launch entailed a lot of difficulty for Diego López. Before Lugo, even Lugo's merit was greater. There were barely five meters between Cabrera and Fernando Calero but Juanpe's poisoned center reached the striker's head, which hit an almost unstoppable shot. The only two times the goalkeeper has picked up the ball from his goal.