Real Sociedad will face this Wednesday at the Reale Arena in San Sebastián against Mallorca led by Mexican coach Javier Aguirre, in a match that corresponds to the tenth day of the First Division, where two teams involved in different dynamics will collide.
The local team is going through one of its best moments in recent yearsand will look for his eighth victory in a row, the fifth in a row in the Liga, which will allow him to continue talking to the teams fighting in the Champions zone and put pressure on Atlético de Madrid and Betis, teams with which he drew in points (19 ) and they are only higher in the table in goal difference.
The counterpart is Mallorca who made it difficult for them last season despite losing 1-0, and that came in need of points after achieving just one draw in their last three gameswith the aim of staying away from the bottom of the table as much as possible, despite being twelfth at the moment with 9 points, just two behind Almería, which opens the drop.
“txuriurdín” coach Imanol Alguacil had Ander Barrenetxea back the day before, but lost Aihen Muñoz, who will miss the next matches due to the muscle injury he suffered against Celta, adding his absence to that of Álex Sola, who continues. not recovering from his knee problems; Mohamed-Ali Cho, injured biceps femoris; and the usual Mikel Oyarzabal and Sadiq Umar.
On the other hand, the team led by the Mexican Javier Aguirre will be the main accuser, as happened against Sevilla in Son Moix the previous day (0-1), the loss of their star striker, the Kosovar Verdat Muriqi, who will serve his second game of sanction after the straight red card he received against Elchein addition to the absence due to injury of Jaume Costa.
Since this is an interweekly session, in addition, it is highly likely that both coaches will choose to include rotations in their starting elevens, especially in the case of Real Sociedad, who have a very busy schedule, so Aritz could relieve Gorosabel on the right side, starting in Vigo after recovering from a sprained ankle, although his greater offensive projection gives the his options to repeat.
Pacheco could come into the center of defense for Zubeldia, reappearing against Celta with a goal after recovering from a biceps femoris injury, while Diego Rico will repeat on the left side due to the absence of Aihen Muñoz, and the presence of Mikel Merino in midfield is up in the air, as the Navarrese has physical problems with his left thigh that made him a substitute against Celta, giving Asier Illarramendi options to return to being a starter.
In Mallorca, “Vasco” Aguirre will make some changes to his line of five defenders, with goalkeeper Rajkovic in goal, Raillo, Valjent and Copete at the back, Maffeo and Cufré on the wings. Battaglia, Ruiz de Galarreta, Dani Rodríguez will form the middle of the field accompanied by an obstacle, Kang In Lee and a striker, Abdón Prats in this case.
Imanol Alguacil does not trust a Mallorca that last season put him in a lot of trouble, not for nothing he only gave in stoppage time thanks to a goal from Julen Lobete. However, the vermilion team was particularly good against a Real team that beat them in their last nine games at Anoeta, as well as in their last five clashes.
Real’s hopes of winning are centered on its good offensive performancewhich made him, along with Real Madrid, the only team in the League which he marked in all his official promises. He has also done it with 13 different players, which will undoubtedly complicate Mallorca’s defence.
One of the curiosities of the meeting is the presence of Take the Hut at Real after leading two campaigns in Mallorcathe latter last season.
Mallorca, in addition, added more points away from home (5) than at home (4) after the victory in Vallecas (0-2), the draws with San Mamés (0-0) and Manuel Martínez Valero (1-1), and the defeat (4-1) in Santiago Bernabeú, so he will be an opponent that the San Sebastian team should consider.
Source: La Verdad
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