The situation
Absent in Vigo due to some inconvenience, substitute against Rayo Vallecano and now, it is expected, that he will start against Real Madrid. Javi Puado is “without discomfort” and “one hundred percent” to stand up to the white team, the current European champion, but who succumbed last year at the RCDE Stadium by 2-1 at the start of the championship. The blue and white striker expects a “different” match, but that victory is useful to them: “Last year’s victory makes us believe it. It must be a perfect match, of ten, and we have to start by believing it. From there, play the best game possible”. The footballer spoke first of two proper names that fly over the current situation of the club. On one side of the balance, the renewal of Sergi Darder. All are words of praise for Artà: “As a friend of Darder, I am very happy, he is good for the team, for the club and for Espanyol. He is important in the game and in the locker room, it is a better decision for both parties ” . On the other side, RdT, a hot potato question for any player. “He is doing his recovery program, it is one more in the locker room, I see it well”, he avoided.
The details
The striker, who will surely act on the far right, admits that he gets on well with Joselu Mato because “he is a player who makes others better and who helps the wingers by always being in the finishing zone” . Clinging to the new striker’s goals, Puado hopes to grow this season and be that important player he always dreamed of. “I want to be important, that’s why I’m here. I want to help the team. I will try to make us better and grow together collectively”. Puado, Darder and perhaps Adrià Pedrosa, still undergoing renewal, are the pillars of the youth academy: “We are not just three players, in this case Pedrosa, Darder and I have been at the club for a long time. They trust us one hundred percent, it’s important to renew players for Espanyol”.