Cedric Omoigui was the starting striker for Racing in the first eleven days of the league, and in the eighth he had already scored the four goals he currently has, the last, the great goal he scored, half with Soko, in Badajoz about to end the game on October 17. That was the last goal and the last game in which he played 90′. Since then things have not been going well for the Nigerian, who has not enjoyed two titles in a row for two and a half months. In the last seven days, the succession has been (always only one striker plays): Manu Justo, Cedric, Harper, Manu Justo, Manu Justo, Manu Justo and Cedric. And none of the three has punched the table and only Justo scored a goal, in Logroño: only one of the nine goals scored in that time by Racing was scored by their center forward.
That rotation of nines looks like it’s about to change. That is at least what Guillermo Fernández Romo seemed to say between the lines today: “We know what the strikers’ streaks are like, one day they don’t put it in and suddenly they start to score. Cedric himself had a spectacular second round last year. He scores goals, he has to do a lot of other things for the team and he’s on that line”. Last Sunday Cedric played from the start, he was not very active in the shot, but he did an invaluable job fixing the defense and his coach ended up very satisfied with him.
Bobadilla, today, explaining to the technicians and the vice president of the club the nature of his discomfort.
Nacho Cubero (AS)
From this morning’s session in field nº2 of the Nando Yosu Facilities Pablo Bobadilla was absent again, who was barely in the neighboring field doing some very light exercises with the recuperator. Although Racing has not officially included him on the injured list, his absence against Real Unión can be taken for granted. Fausto Tienza, who has been ruled out by an MRI that he suffers from broken fibers, did exercise with his teammates, but at half throttle and putting his hands on his hamstrings several times in conversation with the physiotherapists of the team. It also doesn’t seem likely that he will aspire to play on Sunday. And much less as a starter.
For Sunday’s match against Real Unión (17:00), Racing had dispatched 3,031 locations at the time the ticket offices closed today. With more than 8,000 season ticket holders and 48 hours before the start of the match, the club is confident that the number of spectators against the best visitor in the category will be close to 10,000 spectators. Before, in the morning, racing has an appointment in Tetuán, where the supporters clubs have organized a series of events to mark the club’s 109th anniversary, with musical performances, mountain stew for all, and corteo to the stadium. There will also be a joint floral offering at the star on the walk of fame for Nando Yosu and Manolo Preciado. In addition, there will be another in Paco Gento’s, but only for Racing and the City Council, since the Association of Supporters Clubs Racinguistas understands, in a decision that many other racinguistas do not share, that Guarnizo’s is an icon of Real Madrid, but not Racing, in which he only played 14 games.
Still aware of his hamstrings, Fausto Tienza trained today with his teammates.
Nacho Cubero (AS)