Javi calleja, Alavés coach who last day replaced the dismissed ‘Pitu’ Abelardo, debuted this day with a draw in San Mamés that allowed the babazorro team to leave the red lantern of the table but not the relegation zone.
This next Sunday, in Mendizorrotza, Alavés will host the Huesca (16:15) in an encounter that is presumed dramatic in the fight for salvation. And it will do so with two sensitive casualties, both for sanction: those of Florian Lejeune Y Manu Garcia.
The French saw in San Mamés the tenth yellow card of the course and Manu García, who started as a substitute, the fifth. Both will be sanctioned with a suspension game that will prevent them from playing against Huesca, a team that came out of relegation this day and that shows a clear upward trend since Pacheta's arrival on his bench.