C.D. Leganés visits Girona F.C. this Sunday (14:00) in Montilivi, in a match corresponding to the twenty-fourth round of LaLiga SmartBank. The pepineros will be looking for their second consecutive victory to consolidate their position in the top positions against an opponent they have never managed to beat.
C.D. Leganés faces its first outing with Asier Garitano back on the bench. The Blue and Whites managed to beat C.D. Lugo (3-2) in the reinstatement of the coach from Bergara at the helm of the team, and now they will try to maintain that positive dynamic by picking up three new points against a Girona F.C. that they have never managed to beat in their nine official meetings, neither at Butarque nor at Montilivi.
Asier Garitano will be without midfielder Luis Perea, who is suspended for accumulation of yellow cards after receiving his fifth caution of the season against C.D. Lugo, as well as injured players Jonathan Silva and José Arnaiz. On the other hand, Bustinza and Javi Hernández are available again after serving their suspensions against the Galicians.
Girona F.C., looking to continue their strong form at Montilivi to get closer to the play-off zone.
For its part, Girona F.C. faces the match from the ninth position in the table, four points away from the promotion play-off places. The Catalan team has accumulated two consecutive defeats, although one of them was in the Copa de S.M. El Rey against Villarreal C.F. (0-1) in the round of the play-offs. (0-1) in the round of 16, which they reached after eliminating, among others, C.D. Lugo or Cádiz C.F. In the last league matchday, they could not score when they lost in the final moments against the leader, R.C.D. Mallorca (1-0).
The coach of the Girona team, Francisco Rodríguez, will be able to count on his latest addition, the goalkeeper Adrián Ortolá, who arrived in this winter market in which the goalkeeper Muric, José Suárez and Ramalho also left the club. Former Pepinero Gerard Gumbau could return to face C.D. Leganés as he did in the first round, when the Catalans won at Butarque by the minimum (0-1).
The match will be refereed by the Navarrese referee, Mr. Eduardo Prieto Iglesias.
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