Spanish, victim of the famous ‘ex’ law

It usually happens that teams suffer from some of their former players. It happened this Friday RCD Espanyol within Power Horse Stadium in a struggle for permanence. adri embarba Y Leo Baptistaowho in their season wore a blue and white shirt, was decisive in the team’s defeat (3-1). Diego Martinez. The former parakeet also smiled from ear to ear Rubywho won his first game against his ‘ex’ as coach of UD Almeria.

adri embarba he is hypermotivated. The attacker was seen to have a special motivation after leaving the RCD Espanyol last summer on a trading card with Jose Carlos Lazo. The Madrid man ‘made’ the play that the Colombian finished off Luis Suarez with 1-0 in the 21st minute.

Embarba, where the Catalans paid 10 million euros to Vallecano Ray in January 2020, he is a key football player in the promotion of the blue and white team in Santander League in the 2020-21 season. This Friday was built on MVP of the rivalry for his decisive contribution to the momentous victory of Almeria and settled accounts with his former club.

And it was that in the second half, a shot from him inside the area that the goal was denied Alvaro Fernandez, ended up hunting Leo Baptistaoanother ‘ex’ of RCD Espanyolto sign 2-0 at game time, moments after the parrots raised their hands over their heads when they saw the referee Pizarro Gomezat the request of VAR and after watching the action on the pitch monitor in a prolonged review, did not give a penalty of Cesar de la Hoz in Edu Exposito for a previous offside by Joseluwhich caused the blue and white coach to despair and rage, Diego Martinez. Her face, a poem, said it all.

Baptistao does not celebrate his goal

Baptista He did not want to celebrate his goal and the Spanish-Brazilian apologized with both hands to his team between 2016 and 2019, even though he mercilessly devoured his ‘ex’. yes he celebrated Ruby at the end of the match after adding three gold points against a direct rival that allowed him to overcome the RCD Espanyol in the table and moved five points clear of the dreaded relegation places at the end of the first round. The Catalan coach lived up to his first victory against the parakeets training in Almeriaalthough as coach of I raised He already beat the Catalan team 2-1 in the 2015-16 season.

After the game ends in Power Horse Stadiumthe one who is happy and more than smiling Ruby desired that “both teams save each other”, while referring to RCD Espanyol as “a great club with great fans”.

The RCD Espanyolwhich lost just one game in 2023 (vs Athletic in San Mames 1-0 in the round of 16 Copa del Rey), saw his home run streak snapped The leaguewhere it has not fallen since last October 20 (1-0 match Osasuna in El Sadar), on matchday 10. Now it’s time to improve the numbers on Cornella-El Prat, who enjoyed just two wins in nine games played. The first win of Almeria in 2023 he is celebrated in style by his fans.