El Rayo is accusing the slope of January. The red-and-red team is drying up in the League, a competition in which they have only scored one goal in the three games corresponding to this 2022. The Vallecanos did not see a goal against Atlético and Athletic and the day they did, during the match against Betis, they only managed one goal. The one with the tie. On the other hand, in the Cup, they have fewer problems to pierce the rival goal. Without going any further, Iraola’s men scored two goals against Girona —a double by Sergi Guardiola— and another against Mirandés —with the signature of Andrés Martín—.
The last match against Athletic left a significant figure. Rayo made 29 shots and did not score, which condemned him to defeat, the first in Vallecas this season. Only Real Madrid against Cádiz did more and did not go beyond a draw. Iraola’s men shot 29 times, 19 of them during the second half. A siege that intensified in the final minutes. What’s more, 16 of those shots were forged after 70′. Comesaña took the cake with five, followed by Falcao and Isi Palazón with four. The other red-and-red striker, Guardiola also had two attempts.
Falcao started in the League, but will miss the Cup quarterfinals against Mallorca next Wednesday. The striker is already with Colombia in Barranquilla to face his two dates against Peru (January 28) and Argentina (February 1) for the World Cup qualifiers in Qatar. The Tiger would land in Spain on Thursday and would not arrive on time, further confirming Guardiola’s ownership. The man from Manacor has five goals (three in the League and two in the Cup), the same as the rayista top scorers Álvaro and Falcao.