The weekend has been round for Espanyol, with their defeat against Logroñés (4-0) and the stumbling blocks of Mallorca, Almería, Leganés and Sporting. The Blue and Whites return to the direct ascent zone before their visit to Castellón and put some dirt in between with their pursuers. But this penultimate weekend in March was also profitable for Adrià Pedrosa and Javi Puado, the two Under-21 internationals who will travel to Slovenia this next week to play the first phase of the European Championship in the category, although the full-back was replaced due to some discomfort in an abductor and today it will be known if he can join or cause low.
“We will follow the team,” promises Pedrosa, who left the match with a bittersweet taste in the volcanic 45 minutes he played. In principle, they will be low against Castellón on Friday and probably the following week on Thursday, although they hope to be at the disposal of Vicente Moreno on Sunday. The winger scored 3-0 with a powerful shot from outside the area but, in addition, he was about to make the second with a wrong heads-up against Rubén Miño. “I'm a bit annoyed because I had that one-on-one situation that I should have scored, but he can finally score that goal. This is the way, we are clear about it. We scored the first and went for the game. We know that's what we have to do”, commented.
Pedrosa lived a placid game. Without defensive demands, the player could depslegate in attack with freedom, and his side was a direct highway to the goal. Like the first of the night, the work of Javi Puado to the center of Adri Embarba after a free kick. “The three goals came quickly, and that was already a net to face the match. There was some moment in which they had an occasion. It was not so easy. This is the way. We dedicated it to the fans, we saw the reception, and it was incredible “commented the forward.
The season in LaLiga SmartBank that Espanyol expects to be only a formality in its history has served for both players to have taken a step forward. Especially Puado, undoubtedly the most regular footballer of the entire campaign, with already considerable numbers apart from his defensive work that Vicente Moreno values so much. “They are two great players”said the technician in the press room.
The forward, who has played nine, as a midfielder but who usually does so on the left side of the attack, accumulates seven goals and six assists, so it has already participated in 27% of the many parrots. Without a doubt, he has become the new icon of the quarry together with Óscar Melendo and Nico Melamed after Marc Roca's departure last summer to Bayern Munich.