Palma/Vitoria, 2 dic (EFE).- The visit of the Alavés Sportsman of Luis García Plaza to Son Moix is ​​the main reason for all the characteristics of a final anticipated by the Mallorca and his technician, Javier Aguirre, very well informed by the erratic tray of the team.

Without yet winning at Son Moix, with the relegation zone on their heels for several days, and Aguirre increasingly annoyed by questions about his future, the Vermillions face a vital match.

And it will be Madrid’s García Plaza, whom “Vasco” replaced on the Balearic bench in March 2022, who will examine his former team in the worst moments of his Mexican colleague, a circumstance that gives the shock additional morbidity.

This will be the second of three matches that Mallorca will play on the island. They drew (1-1) with Cadiz last Wednesday – match postponed to the thirteenth day – and next Sunday they will host Sevilla.

Mallorcan fans did not celebrate any home victories; Out of 18 points at stake, they only added 5 after a defeat and five draws.

Mallorca will not be able to count on Vedat Muriqi for the third consecutive match, injured during the Kosovo-Israel match last November. Kosovar is the main offensive reference of the vermillions. He did not play against Atlético Madrid or Cádiz, nor will he play against the Vitorian team and he is expected to reappear in January 2024.

Mallorcan Abdón Prats, his team’s top scorer with 5 goals this season, one more than Muriqi, took the reins of scoring production in the absence of Cyle Larin.

The Canadian striker was one of Mallorca’s star signings last summer, along with Balearic player Sergi Darder, but he did not score a goal in the first fourteen days.

Midfielder Dani Rodríguez will be absent due to an accumulation of bookings against Alavés and it is likely that Manu Morlanes will replace him. Until yesterday, Spanish-Argentinian full-back Pablo Maffeo and central defender and captain Antonio Rallo, who retired with against Cádiz, were doubtful, but both will be present.

Luis García Plaza’s team arrives in Mallorca at the best time of the season with the intention of confirming it with their first victory away from Mendizorroza.

Despite everything, the superiority displayed against Granada on the last day (3-1) places the Albiazul team in a comfortable and confident situation to stand up to Mallorca.

El Glorioso will have all players available except for Alexandar Sedlar, who recently underwent knee surgery and is out for the rest of the campaign, and Giuliano Simeone, who is facing the final phase of his convalescence.

On the other hand, it is possible that the Madrid coach makes some changes to the “eleven” to counteract the aerial play of the Balearic team.

Thus, Rubén Duarte and Nahuel Tenaglia could replace Javi López in defense, while Andoni Gorosabel and Carlos Benavídez would replace Antonio Blanco.

Ander Guevara and Samu Omorodion will be two of the starters at the start, as they have made the difference in recent days and given a jump in quality to the Vitorian team.

– Probable lineups:

Mallorca: Rajkovic; Gío González or Maffeo, Raillo, Valjent, Nastasic, Toni Lato; Samu Costa, Sergi Darder, Manu Morlanes; Abdon Prats and Cyle Larin.

Alavés: Sivera; Tenaglia, Rafa Marín, Abqar, Duarte; Guevara, Benavidez, Guridi; Rebbach, Rioja and Samu.

Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez (Andalusian Committee).

Stadium: Son Moix.

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Positions: Mallorca (17th, 10 points); Deportivo Alavés (13th, 15 points).

The environment: The visit of Deportivo Alavés to Son Moix and the return of Luis García Plaza, the coach who promoted the vermillions from second to first in the 2020-2021 season, raised great expectations on the island. The Balearic club expects a good return to the stadium, despite the atypical match schedule (2 p.m.).

The key: Mallorca has not won in its stadium since last June (3-0 against Rayo Vallecano), in the last LaLiga 2022-2023 match. A victory is above all vital for Javier Aguirre.

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