Valencia is happy in Mestalla, where he has won five of his last six games, a balance that has served him to flee the descent positions. The fans breathe after the triumph against Mallorca, who had six games without falling, and sees that his team strengthens in a quieter area thanks, again, to a goal by Diego López, in a state of grace.
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Giorgi Mamardashvili, César Tárrega, José Gayà, Cristhian Mosquera, Dimitri Foulquier, Diego López (Fran Pérez, Min. 65), Javi Guerra (Pepelu, Min. 65), André Almeida (Mouctar Diakhaby, Min. 74), Luis Rioja (Jesús Vázquez, Min. 94) Sadiq (Rafa Mir, Min. 74)
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Dominik Greif, Toni Lato (Johan Mojic
Goals
1-0 min. 49: Diego López
Referee Francisco José Hernández Maeso
Yellow cards
Raíllo (min. 11), Arrasate (min. 42), Darder (min. 45), Samuel Costa (min. 75), Luis Rioja (min. 83), Enzo Barrenechea (min. 84), Foulquier (min. 93), Corberán (min. 93), Gayá (min. 96), Dani (min. 99)
Mallorca had Valencia under control throughout the first half. The Jagoba Azate team knew the whitish threats well and denied the bands to turn off Luis Rioja and Diego López, two of his main offensive tricks. Between Morlanes and Darder they took dominance in the center of the field, but then they missed Muriqi and Larín, absent the two best Mallorcan scorers. The game was lead and the goalkeepers seemed to ATEZZO. Valencia only harassed Greif in a rebound within the area he gave in the post and then with a header of Sadiq that ended in the goal line.
The second part woke up with an action that sinned Corberán’s talk in the intimacy of the locker room. Valencia needed to be more vertical and as soon as the game was resumed, Barrenechea served an in -depth pass that left Sadiq alone against Greif, who took a decisive foot. To the next one the ball arrived in Diego López and this, very serene, accommodated the ball in a corner to end this tedious afternoon. The Asturian has a magnificent streak, with four goals in the last four games, something that not produced since 2018, when Rodrigo Moreno scored in five.
Carlos Corberán has found the key. Only four teams have added more points than Valencia since the coach of Cheste arrived. This time he decided to shield his goal withdrawing Javi Guerra, more creator, and placing Pepelu in the center of the core and Diakhaby in the heart of his defense. A lock that Mallorca did not know how to break.
