The Colombian was out of the call for a physical discomfort and his presence against Necaxa is in doubt. León, in full crisis of results, accumulates only one victory in seven games of the semester.
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León is going through one of his most gray moments in recent months. The 1-3 defeat against Monterrey, in the Nou Camp, not only meant the fifth fall of the semester, but also accentuated the noise around the continuity of Eduardo Berizzo as coach. The pressure grows and the patience of the fans is exhausted.
So far this season, adding MX League and Leagues Cup, the “Esmeraldas” have barely won a game – in front of Chivas – and accumulate four possible twelve points in the Opening Tournament. The present is far from what was expected after a closure where the team already showed decline symptoms, aggravated by the disqualification of the Club World Cup due to multiprophiedness.
The defeat against Rayados had an unexpected seasoning: the absence of James Rodríguez. The captain of the Colombian National Team had participated in the previous six commitments of the semester, but a physical discomfort left him out of the call.
“James had a ailment yesterday, today he did not recover, he felt uncomfortable and could not start the game,” Berizzo explained at a press conference, without detailing the severity of the injury. Its availability for the next game remains an unknown.
Since his arrival in León, James has played 23 meetings (20 as a starter), with a balance of 3 goals and 7 assists. His absence, at such a delicate moment for the team, is an additional blow to the coaching staff.
Not everything was negative. The Colombian Daniel Arcila, recently signed from envied by about one million dollars, had a dream premiere. He entered the beginning of the second half and scored a goal from outside the area, the only one of the night of the night.
Berizzo praised his performance, remembering that the 23 -year -old barely has “3 or 4 days” training with the squad. However, the coach also recognized that the constant arrivals and exits in the template have complicated the construction of a solid team.
León, located in the fifteenth position of the table, will visit Necaxa this Friday, August 15 at 10:05 pm (Colombia time). The mission is clear: add three points to cut the bad streak and recover some confidence. But the big question is whether James Rodríguez will be ready to return.
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