Athletic will hold their final training session this afternoon before tomorrow’s league match in San Mamés against Osasuna. The problem with the red and white defense axis, with Yeray and Paredes suspended after the expulsions suffered on Friday at Getafe, eased somewhat as the week went on. Valverde, who will not sit on the bench in this derby against the Navarrese team because of the red card shown to him by Gil Manzano at the Coliseum, will have to improvise, in any case, with a second center back with what seems to be. Vivian is fully recovered.
Egiluz returned to training yesterday with the group in Lezama and later traveled with the rest of the first team to San Mamés to attend Raúl García’s farewell. The Durango defender, who made his debut as a lion in the first match of the last edition of the Cup against Rubí in Barcelona, A problem that forced him to be substituted two days ago in Lezama against Gernika and which prevented him from being in Sunday’s squad for Bilbao Athletic’s campaign finale in Brea. For now, in any case, he was training with apparent normalcy.
Other options
We will have to wait, in any case, to see if Egiluz is Valverde’s bet to welcome Osasuna if he is in good physical condition. Athletic, as a reminder, finished against Getafe with Beñat Prados and Vesga playing in the axis of defense. One of the two, unless unexpected at the last minute, will definitely not be in that place again tomorrow, because Vivian has recovered.
In addition to Durangarra, Navarrese and Gasteiztarra; The rojiblanco coach has other unusual options. Yuri proved himself to be one of them, although the versatile left-back missed just two games after picking up an ankle injury during Granada’s visit to San Mamés. Against Cayón in the Copa, it will be remembered, he played as a center back. Lekue, a common wild card for both sides, also has some minutes in the back line, but this is in conjunction with certain emergencies.
Depending on the bet to complete the rear axis, Valverde can also change his bet for the average. Since Galarreta and Sancet are still not joining the group, the possibility of the Athletic coach delaying Prados as a center back will cause a free space in the double pivot. From there the choices to complete that triangle went through Ander Herrera, Dani García, the aforementioned Vesga and even Unai Gómez.
Source: La Verdad
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