It is a key moment for Natalio and for Avilés. The Valencian, a fixture for practically the entire campaign in the blue and white eleven, seems to have lost his place in Manolo Sánchez Murias’ starting lineup. This season he is being the team’s top scorer, with ten goals in his locker. But, despite being the team’s great scorer, the coach from Gijón decided to leave him on the bench in the last two games, betting on Davo Fernández as a starter. Now, with the suspension of Raúl Rojas, a gap opens up behind the forward that aims to be for him. For this reason, the duel against Vetusta (Sunday, 5:30 p.m., Suárez Puerta) takes on special relevance for a player who has to constantly demonstrate his level.
If you take a look at the list of top scorers in Group 1, Natalio is the only name from an Asturian team that appears in the ranking. Rufo, Pontevedra’s striker, is the great leader of the race for top scorer, but the Valencian shares fourth place with names like Manu Barreiro, from Compostela, or Davicín, from Coruxo.
But success in the rival area does not guarantee finding a place in the Avilés lineup. Sánchez Murias has opted in his last matches to fill the three-quarter zone with youth, forming a line of three playmakers with Miguel Sierra, Davo Fernández and Raúl Rojas. With the three of them on the field came the rout in the last home game against Coruxo and the last defeat against Pontevedra, but now the coach from Gijón is forced to make changes. The double yellow card that Rojas saw in Pasarón means that he has to restructure his attack, and one of the strongest options is to move Miguel Sierra to the right wing, leaving the gap behind the center forward for Natalio. In principle, Davo Fernández would play on the left.
The moment for the Valencian is key. Avilés is playing this Sunday to continue with options to sneak into the play-off positions and part of their chances lie in the boots of the blue and white captain. Although Claudio is becoming increasingly sharper in front of goal, Natalio continues to be the most important piece on an offensive level, because, despite being the oldest in the squad, he still retains the scoring instinct that made him stand out in the Second Division.
His position is not guaranteed, because Isma Cerro or Joel del Pino are in the mix, but if nothing goes wrong he would have to play a match in which the remainder of the season for Avilés can be decided. Although Rojas, one of the best since January, is missing, Natalio is life insurance when the ball really burns. Now he has to punch the table to put him back in the eleven and command his team to, as he did last year in Third Division, lead Avilés to fight for promotion positions and, who knows, fight to win. with a gap in the long-awaited First Federation.
2024-03-15 03:07:00
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