Elche, which is about to reach the halfway point of the season, Sebastian Beccacece He continues to improve with the aim of challenging for a return to the highest category of national football. And this evolution mainly involves finding a version similar to the one that convinces (and wins) the Martínez Valero stadium every two weeks as a visitor.
A few winks later, December has arrived and the first round of LaLiga Hypermotion is drawing to a close. Before that and the Christmas holidays, The Franjiverdes want to settle in a noble area where they have only set foot in the first months.despite being a recently relegated player and therefore a promotion candidate.
And he hasn’t done so because he hasn’t been able to show a reliable version yet away from home. Just one win (Huesca) and three draws seems like a small trophy if you want to uncork the champagne in June. This Sunday, at the municipal stadium of Santo Domingo, the men led by Beccacece have an unrivaled opportunity to have a seat at the table on this issue.
Up front will be an Alcorcón going through a delicate situation due to his falling position and the many doubts he presents due to the performance he offers. The Madrid team is going through a serious crisis that has kept it in the red zone of the league table for weeks, but the numerical reality shows that it is only three points away from salvation.
The Pottery team’s numbers are not very good, as evidenced by 29 goals conceded in 17 matches, or 29 goals conceded in the final quarter. Added six points out of a possible 24 at home, with a single victory. This situation worries some of the fans who whistled for the team in the last match in Santo Domingo.
Elche is hanging on to those nerves to fish troubled rivers. Although no one in the Elche dressing room has confidence in Alcorcón or his position in the standings, this visit to Madrid looks to help improve, especially after the last day experience against Amorebieta, one of the teams in the relegation zone, which made life very complicated later. For the people of Elche, in their own stadium.
Three losses in Elche
Beccacece has some shortcomings in this match Raul Gutihave muscle injuries in both legs, John ChetauyaStill no competitive rhythm after overcoming his injury and Alex MartinThe player who barely trained with the group this week due to a muscle ailment and was ruled out by the Argentinian coach in the preview.
There are doubts whether the Franjiverde coach will repeat the winning starting eleven against Amorebieta or whether he will start the match with one of the players who left the infirmary in recent weeks. Fidel, Borja Garcés or Sergio León should increase their roles in the teamHowever, it is not certain that they will play in the starting five in a difficult scenario like Santo Domingo.
For your part, Fran Fernandez, a Potter coach, has two key losses for this game, both on defense. The first is that of the Franco-Martinian centre. Jean Sylvain Babinwounded, the second one on the side Victor Garcia, approved. The former will be replaced by Óscar Rivas, and the latter by Iago López.
Sergio León returns to the place where Pichichi was sentenced
In the 2015/16 season, Sergio León scored 22 goals for Elche, earning him the Second League’s top scorer award. The last of these goals was scored in Santo Domingo, where he will return as Franjiverde this Sunday. Here, he converted the penalty on the last day and did not serve the score (4-1), but broke the tie with Eldense’s current striker Andone, who was playing in Córdoba at the time. The Andalusian had minutes last week and hopes to play and score again in Alcorcón.
Possible alignments
Alcorcón: Ruiz; Iago López, Rivas, Castro, Quintilla; Eteki, Javi Lara, Camira, Addai; Dyego Sousa and Chiki.
Elche: San Roman; Josan, Mario Gaspar, Bigas, Clerc; Tete Morente, Febas, Nico Castro, Fernández Mercau; Oscar Plano and Murad.