MADRID, 22 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Valencia is looking for this Monday against Almería in Mestalla (9:00 p.m.), in the last game of the eighteenth day of LaLiga Santander, a victory that will allow it to remove the shadow of relegation, which also threatens the Andalusian team.
The ‘che’ team has yet to win in league competition this year, after also saying goodbye to 2022 with a defeat against Villarreal (2-1); Cádiz (0-1) deepened the Valencian wound at the beginning of the month, and the team is now thirteenth with 19 points, two over relegation, although with one game less for the Spanish Super Cup.
The tournament in Saudi Arabia helped Gennaro Gattuso’s men to gain confidence, after taking Real Madrid to a penalty shootout, and already in the Copa del Rey they reinforced their morale with an unmitigated victory against Real Sporting de Gijón (0- 4).
Now, before facing their quarterfinal cup duel against Athletic Club, Valencia must break their streak of two consecutive league defeats against the Almeria, all in a game in which they will not be able to count on the long-term injured Nico González and Jaume Doménech but for which he could recover the hits Samu Castillejo and Thierry Correia. Yes, Mouctar Diakhaby will be ready, who overcame his hamstring discomfort.
The Andalusian team, with 17 units after three games without winning -two draws and one defeat-, manages only one point of rent over the danger zone. Rubi’s men have not yet won this course away from their stadium, where they have achieved the five wins that appear in their locker.
The Catalan coach, who explained that after rescuing a draw against Atlético de Madrid (1-1) they arrive at the appointment “with morale at the top”, will have the only absence of the Brazilian center-back Kaiky Fernandes, with unspecified discomfort.
–MONDAY’S PROGRAM IN LALIGA SANTANDER.
Valencia – Almeria. Gil Manzano (C. Extremeño) 9:00 p.m.