He Córdoba CF He is already getting used to the idea of facing the tie against the Barcelona Atlètic with the absence of Alvaro Leiva. The young winger from the Blanquiverde team was sent off in the match against Ponferradina and, according to the wording of the referee’s report, he is exposed to receiving a two-match suspension, which would mean his dismissal from this season.
Right after the penalty goal of Kike Marquez with which Córdoba CF sealed their victory in El Arcángel against Ponferradina, Leiva got into an argument with Yuri, in which the young footballer from Algeciras gave a push to the veteran striker of the Bercian team. Yuri fell down simulating a blow to the face that was not such, but which caused the match referee, Campos Salinas, to show the red card to Leiva. The Ponfe striker also had to head towards the locker room. A totally avoidable situation that creates a problem for the CCF.
And Campos Salinas reflected in his minutes that the expulsion of Álvaro Leiva had occurred when “hitting an opponent violently with his arm without the ball being in dispute.” That final tagline, the one about the ball not being in dispute, is the important nuance that could make Leiva’s sanction go from a one-match suspension to two, which would cause the young player from the Blanquiverde team to miss the entire tie. against Barcelona Atlètic.
For Iván Ania, although Leiva was not entering his plans as a starter, it is a noticeable drop, since the coach has demonstrated in the two games against Ponferradina the importance of refreshing the wings in the final stretch of the games, so that his team maintains adequate competitive tension when fatigue begins to take its toll. In that sense, Álvaro Leiva’s role has grown as Carracedo has seen how the accumulation of games and minutes has taken its toll on him, so that Ania has had to reduce his participation in the final stages of the match.
Álvaro Leiva’s explanations
The sanction of the young footballer from Algeciras will be known mid-week, although the Blanquiverde club already has the idea that it will be quite difficult for him to be part of both duels against Barcelona Atlètic. In fact, aware that his gesture had been a major mistake, Álvaro Leiva himself apologized through his social media profiles for an individual action that may harm the team in some way. “My attitude was not correct, at the moment, due to the tension, that’s why I wanted to ask sorry to all the Cordoba fans. You learn from mistakes and once again I apologize to the entire Córdoba CF,” wrote the footballer, who already seems resigned to his fate: “All that remains is to support the team and together we will achieve it.”
