It’s Jey-M’s turn. Jesé Rodríguez gets ready in time to challenge CD Tenerife tomorrow at the Heliodoro Rodríguez López (8:00 p.m.). After overcoming a clavicle injury, the attacker missed the last league pulse against Sporting de Gijón in El Molinón. Jesé’s physical mishap happened against Real Oviedo and he even continued playing until he was withdrawn. UD’s medical services have made an effort to recover the second top scorer in the yellow box in a timely manner.
With eleven goals and six assists, Jesé Rodríguez is one of the great sensations of the season. Against Tenerife he already completed a great performance in the duel of the first round in Gran Canaria (2-1). He gave Viera a chocolate ball, in the frame of the first in the afternoon. In this way, Pepper will be able to count on his gala eleven. With Álvaro Valles under sticks, Álvaro Lemos, Navas, Eric Curbelo and Cardona make up the wall. Nuke Mfulu, Kirian, Moleiro, Viera, Jese and Armando Sadiku. On the last day of the league, Pimienta allowed himself to rotate and reserve players for this adrenaline rush against Tenerife. Álex Suárez was the great novelty against the red and white formation, as well as the presence of Fabio or Mujica. It should be noted that Viera and Curbelo, as well as Maikel Mesa or Saúl Coco, go ‘free’ to the promotion and are not warned.
After the rotations in El Molinón, Curbelo, Kirian and Cardona return to the lineup
At Tenerife, Pablo Larrea and Alonso are dropped from the list due to injury. The chicharrera formation chains three defeats after succumbing to Malaga, Eibar and Cartagena. With eleven goals, Elady is the blue and white top scorer, followed by Enric Gallego (10), Shashoua (6) and Mario (6) in the powder table.
Tenerife arrives wounded in this playoff and the atmosphere is that of a funeral. The chicharrera formation is the best visitor in the Second Division with 37 points. But at the Heliodoro he has lost seven duels and also has five draws. They have flown 31 units from the Tenerife compound in a course of ups and downs.
UD’s 70 points are a remarkable figure, only four short of the one won by Paco Herrera in 2014-15. The moment of truth arrives and the ticket to the grand finale is at stake. At the other intersection, Eibar and Girona. It is the most expensive promotion of all time. The armory formation lost its status as a First team at the last breath and now it will have to overcome two obstacles.
For his part, the president of UD Miguel Ángel Ramírez will not travel to Tenerife. Vice President Nicolás Ortega will exercise maximum authority. In the last derby played at the Heliodoro, which was played on January 2, it was marked by the restriction measures due to covid. Counselor Rafa Méndez represented UD in the box and was accompanied by sports director Luis Helguera.
Without spending the night in Santa Cruz
UD Las Palmas will only be in Santa Cruz de Tenerife for what is fair and necessary, that is, for lunch before the match (8:00 p.m.) and the Heliodoro Rodríguez López derby, because the yellow team will not spend the night on the neighboring island, but will return to Gran Canaria after the match. Xavi García Pimienta has established three work sessions in Barranco Seco before the third Canarian derby of the season. The first took place yesterday -the starters at El Molinón exercised at a slower pace-, the second will be today and the third, an activation training, tomorrow, just before leaving for the airport and flying to Tenerife. On the way back, there will be no rest, as UD will work on Thursday and Friday before receiving the Blue and Whites on Saturday (8:00 pm) at the Gran Canaria Stadium. | FAQ
