OSASUNA – VALENCIA | Friday, 21:00
Who would have ever expected that Osasuna, last weekend, would put an end to Real Madrid’s very long streak of consecutive victories? Obviously no one, and yet a draw emerged that to say it was well received is an understatement. A very heavy point for the team that will host Gattuso’s Valencia in the advance of the eighth day of the Spanish La Liga, not only for the classification, but above all for the morale of a team that may have found the turning point of its season. Osasuna come from two useful results in a row and have no intention of stopping right now.
Valencia, on the other hand, showed character. On the field of Espanyol, they found the equalising goal in the 96th minute with Comert. A performance, as usual, of great heart from Gattuso’s team, who risked losing a game after having taken the lead before the hour mark. A well-deserved point, then, and the first away point for Cavani and his team-mates. Now they’ll have to keep their course straight.
Gattuso, Valencia coach
The Prediction
A match with at least one goal per team. A match that could again end in a draw for both teams. Obviously Osasuna are galvanised by the point snatched at the Bernabeu, while Valencia have shown that they have that character conveyed by their coach. In short, a match that really does seem to have an almost written ending.
The Osasuna-Valencia matchday squad
- OSASUNA (4-2-3-1): Sergio Herrera; Nacho Vidal, Unai Garcia, Juan, Cruz; Torro, Moncayola; Gomez, Brasanac, Ez Abde; Kike Garcia.
- VALENCIA (4-3-3): Mamardashvili; Correia, Gabriel Paulista, Diakhaby, Gaya: Musah, Guillamon, Almeida; Castillejo, Cavani, Lino
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
