The parakeet team, with pending reinforcements in all lines, closes the preseason with a meritorious draw in Italy (0-0). The club finalizes the signing of midfielder Edu Expósito, from Eibar.
Although the results in preseason should never be taken too seriously win suffered by Espanyol against Brighton (5-1) he set off the alarms of a team with pending reinforcements on all lines. With only 12 players from the first team, this Saturday’s duel against the Naplesa Champions club that finished third in the last Italian League and He came from beating Girona (3-1). The Blue and Whites showed their pride and came out alive from the duel in the stadium Teofilo Patini, in which there were more nerves and kicks than good football (0-0).
The pulse between the parakeets and the Neapolitans had little of pachanga. there were no missing spikes between the players in a friendly bronco with few chances a week before the start of the League in Italy and Spain. Espanyol survived with intensity and punch to close the preseason with two wins, two draws and two losses.
Lecomte stop
Soon the set of Luciano Spallettibut Lecomte, the new parakeet meta, prevented Osimhen’s goal with an excellent stop with the foot (m. 10). With no offensive news from Espanyol in the first half, the first decent approach came in a double chance from Joselu and Vinicius Souza (m. 58).
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The best action starred Luca Koleosho, winger of the parakeet subsidiary who was about to sign the victory. A remarkable intervention Contini he avoided it with 17 minutes remaining.
Darder put the alert when leaving the field in the second half, but it is only a few Stomach problems that they do not put their presence at risk against Celta in the League premiere. Without Raul de Tomas who continues to train outside the group with his continuity in question, the Balearic midfielder is the undisputed beacon of the team.
Melendo, in Granada
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The team went to Italy with nine players from the reserve team, since Pol Lozano, Puado, Pedrosa and Embarba they carry discomfort. This Saturday, in addition, the signing of Óscar Melendo for Granada. The only Espanyol footballer who had gone through all the club’s categories since school did not accept the renewal offer in June. Although he was close to Almeria and of elchein the end he will play for the Nasrid club, which plays this season in Second division.
Girona wins the Costa Brava Trophy with blackout included
The 45th edition of the Costa Brava Trophy ended with the Girona’s victory against Bolívar, the club in which Àlex Granell, former captain of the Catalan team (2-0), now plays. Taty Castellanos advanced to the team Michel when picking up a rebound from the post (m. 19) at the Palamós stadium, which was in appalling condition. An own goal (m. 51) put the Girona team on track for victory in a duel that ended in the 70th minute after a blackout. Girona will close this Sunday its preseason against Zaragoza.