Summary and goals of Zaragoza

The Andalusians lost Javi Jiménez, who saw the red card in the 14th minute of the game

The locals sealed the tables with a goal from Gio Simeone from a corner in minute 87′

Real Zaragoza and Málaga, in a duel between teams in great need, signed a draw that suffocated both, although the merit of the tie went to the visitors and his goalkeeper Rubén Yáñez, who added a point after playing with a man less from minute 14 due to the expulsion of Javi Jiménez.

Real Zaragoza, for the third time this season, he was unable to overcome a rival in numerical inferiority. It happened against Eibar and Alavés and also against Málaga.

The Aragonese team, which came from the tremendous fiasco of the Copa del Rey, in which it was defeated by the Diocesan from Extremadura, continues without rebuilding itself and without being able to achieve the first victory of the Fran Escribá era, against a Málaga that was in more trouble than the ‘blanquillos’ and before the one who again showed that he has no goal because it could have ended with a rout of scandal in his favor and saved the furniture with a goal in 87 from Giuliano Simeone.

From the start of the game, the Maño team was seen to be faster when it came to moving the ball than it had been in the Carcedo era.

Also, bHe was looking for positions closer to the area instead of a lot of movement in inconsequential areas, lor that from very early on he had several arrivals in the Malacitana area, although with something that has not yet changed with the arrival of Fran Escribá, the lack of effectiveness.

The expulsion of Javi Jiménez in the 14th minute put the game in the face of the ‘blanquillo’ team against a brave Málaga who, far from closing themselves on the edge of their area, tried to press the ball out of the locals.

That, however, did not prevent Escribá’s men from having numerous opportunities to score, most of them taking advantage of counters after stealing the ball or fleeting exits after fouls sent to Pepe Mel’s men’s area.

However, sometimes the lack of aim, and on two occasions great interventions by the goalkeeper Rubén Yáñez, prevented Real Zaragoza from taking the lead, while Málaga only finished off with some danger on one occasion through Luis Muñoz, but his shot sent him Alvaro Ratón took a corner at the stroke of half an hour.

In the second half andhe Aragonese team lost speed when moving the ballBefore a well-planted Malaga. However, he had two very clear options in just two minutes (at 64 and 65) with a header from Simeone from a corner kick that goalkeeper Yáñez pulled out of a squad and an opportunity from Víctor Mollejo, who entertained himself before the goalkeeper and He finished innocently into the hands of the goalkeeper.

With Real Zaragoza upside down, Sergio Bermejo sent a free kick to the crossbar at minute 75 and in the same minute Yáñez saved his team again with a header from point-blank range by Lluís López.

When the Zaragoza team pushed the most, a counterattack finished by the recently entered Haitam Abaida field made it 0-1 in the only clear opportunity for the visitors in the entire match.

The Maño team desperately sought an equalizer and despite their nerves and haste He ended up achieving it in the 87th minute in a corner kick that Simeone sent into the net.