Espanyol face Athletic this Wednesday in the round of 16 of the Cup in San Mamés (20h), the second match of an intense week for a parakeet team that arrived in high spirits after the victory at Getafe. Diego Martínez recognizes that he has to face a conundrum to put together a competitive eleven against the lions, who are looking down on the league match against Betis.
And one of the last-minute casualties that exacerbates the coach’s conundrum when it comes to determining the alignment is the loss of Martin Braithwaite, the hero of the League match at San Mamés, author of the goal that cemented the Parakeet’s victory on the day of his debut. The Dane is out of Bilbao with a knock and remains in Barcelona recovering to reach Saturday’s appointment.
The cross is Martin and the upside is that Brian Oliván is back, after serving a suspension at Getafe. In the call given by the parakeet coach today, the entry of Pol Lozano (with a competitive discharge should be) and the homegrown players Roger Martínez, Simo (going with discomfort) and Luca Koleosho, who have not been called up recently with the big ones’.
The 22-player squad consists of Joan García, Óscar Gil, Cabrera, Calero, Pol Lozano, Puado, Joselu, Darder, Vini Souza, Brian Oliván, Lazo, Dani Gómez, Edu Expósito, Nico Melamed, Aleix Vidal, César Montes, Sergi Gomez, Álvaro Fernández, Omar, Rubén Sánchez, Simo Keddari, Luca Koleosho and Roger Martínez.
Source: La Verdad
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