Less than a month ago Elche looked with both feet in the First Division. The franjiverde painting gave a punch on the table in Granada and was put with a comfortable advantage over the descent. No one imagined that Francisco’s team I’d be in big trouble. Around those same dates, Mallorca was still a corpse and Javier Aguirre had not yet landed on the island.
But Elche and Mallorca have completely changed in a matter of weeks. Fear has been installed again in the franjiverde template after three straight losses. The opposite happens in Mallorca, where the victory against Atlético last week has revitalized him and he sees himself with morale through the roof, in a predatory pursuit plan. Three points separate both teams in a vital duel to stay alive.
Francisco will have to recompose his attack because Carrillo and Boyé are injured. Ponce and Pere Milla remain as options for the offensive zone. josan is doubt and Palacios misses it due to suspension.
Precisely in the area where Elche is faltering due to lack of troops, Mallorca has found its lifesaver, since Kubo, Dani Rodríguez and Muriqi are generating scoring chances and scoring. Aguirre will be without Galarreta, Greif and Sedlar, injured, in addition to youth squad player Gayá. Elche and Mallorca know that whatever happens will not be final, but it will mark the future.