Ruben Baraja have serious problems finding references for the point of attack of Valencia this Sunday at Vigo. He already has it, because he knows he can’t count on Marcos André due to injury and Edinson Cavani due to suspension, and now he has even more because Hugo Duro, the other ‘nine’ in the squad, didn’t work. out with the group for two days.
With this panorama and waiting to see how the man from Madrid changes throughout the week, Baraja manages two clear options in case he does not rely on any of the three players in Vigo. The first is to take advantage of the return of Justin Kluivert and bet on the Dutchman as a starting point. Given his conditions, it will play two ‘false’ nines because he will do it with Samuel Lino or Samu Castillejo (or even with both) and that will allow him to protect the team behind and try to base the counterattack game. The problem is that Kluivert has not been able to play for almost a month due to a muscle injury.
The second option is to double down on the quarry commitment and make the young Alberto Marí debut as a starter, who scored a goal in the clash against Villarreal (cancelled due to a strict offside) just minutes after coming on. Born in Alicante and of good stature (184 centimeters) he is 21 years old and Baraja has already made his debut in the first team at Elche. His presence will allow him to have a reference ‘nine’ to feed the balls.
Trained at Hércules, the club where his father played in the nineties, he signed for Eibar, passed through Vitoria and was signed by Valencia in the summer of 2021 with a contract that runs until 2024.
Source: La Verdad
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