The Blue and Whites, third in the standings with 39 points, welcome Lugo, 14th in the table with 23 points. The match is taking place this Saturday at 20:30 (GOL). In the first-round match, the Malaguistas was by 1-2 in Galicia.
This game will be officiated by Álvaro Moreno Aragón from the Madrid school, who has refereed Málaga CF in one official match. It was earlier this season against Nàstic de Tarragona on matchday 14 (2-0 victory for MCF).
Players in common Málaga CF-CD Lugo
Ernesto, Jonatan Valle, Ignasi Miquel and Luis Muñoz
(*) One footballer, Jesús Ares Otero, played for the two predecessors of CD Lugo and Málaga CF (Sociedad Gimnástica Lucense and Club Deportivo Málaga)
Coaches in common Málaga CF-CD Lugo
None
To take into account
- Pau Torres, Diego González, Blanco Leschuk and Harper, with 4 yellow cards, are the Malaguistas on the brink of sanction.
- Pau is still the only Málaga CF player who has played all Málaga CF league games in their entirety (1,890 minutes).
- Pita and Cristian Herrera, Lugo’s top goal-scorers in the first round of the league with 5 goals each. Leschuk is the top goal-scorer (6 goals) and assists (3 goal passes) for the Malaguistas.
- Málaga CF is the second-best team of the tournament numerically at home with 24 points out of a possible 30 won (8 victories, 2 defeats). Osasuna are leading with 26 points.
- Away from home, CD Lugo have obtained 1 victory, 5 draws and 4 defeats in LaLiga 1|2|3, with a balance of 5 goals scored and 7 goals conceded.
Stats and facts
- The first time that CD Lugo plays at Martiricos. With this visit, this is rival number 54 to face Málaga CF in an official Second Division match at La Rosaleda.
- In the past three seasons in the Second Division, on matchday 22, MCF obtained 3 draws, all with the same result (0-0), against Hércules CF at home, and away against SD Eibar and UD Salamanca.
