If football is a state of mind, no one better than Lázaro Vinicius to define a game marked in red for Almería. The sheik disbursed seven million euros last summer for a 20-year-old Brazilian winger without experience in the old continent, a commitment similar to that of Darwin Núñez, Umar Sadiq, El Bilal Touré or Lucas Robertone. He had not yet started in the former Stadium of the Mediterranean Games, his signing was questioned until recently, but on a key day he became the idol of the Almería parish to give his team a vital victory towards a permanence that can be mathematical next Tuesday. If everything that happens is convenient —maximum defended by Del Bosque, but still with many atheists—, Rubi did not mind Baptistao’s last-minute loss due to an ankle injury. She ended up giving Lázaro Vinicius the opportunity and he did not miss it.
The carioca was the smartest in the class in the first goal. It was minute 12 and Luis Suárez finished off in a second play after a corner kick. The Colombian’s shot fell to the boots of Lázaro Vinicius who He was at the exact moment and space to rivet it to the meshes. In a second seized the angel that he has now to give a blow to Real Mallorca just before the break. Embarba’s center-shot bounced off Dani Rodríguez, stopping the ball again on the magnet of a Lázaro Vinicius who hooked it powerfully to Rajkovic’s right post. The goal was a jug of cold water for the visitors, who had claimed a grab from Muriqui moments before inside the penalty area.
The Brazilian was not the only novelty in Rubi’s eleven, entering Samu Coast by De la Hoz, while Aguirre’s man ordered three novelties, all of them forced by injury (up to six casualties in this sense for the Balearic Islands). Anthony Sanchez, hadzikadunic and Daniel Rodriguez They were the entries of a Real Mallorca that started scaring with Kang-in Lee into space. The South Korean was the most outstanding of the visitors, to whom he did not give up having one of the best footballers in the championship to score points in Almería. And that they were able to take the lead in minute 4 in a quick transition in which The Asian was left alone against Fernando after winning the game against the rojiblanca defense, making a mistake in the definition.
The 1-0 slowed down the energy of the Majorcans and spurred on Almería, who had more of the ball to defend themselves with. It was difficult for Real Mallorca to arrive and if they did, it was without forcefulness, like the long-range free kick thrown by Kang-in Lee —who else— and headed by Valjent, into the hands of Fernando. Seeing that he did not reach him, Aguirre moved the tree with a triple change at 55 ′, entering Grenier, Gio González and Kadewere to go to the defense of four and be more offensive. He did not have time to see that possible reaction, killing just then Lázaro Vinicius the party. He had had the hat-trick after the restart on a delivery from Robertone, which he collected to plant himself in the penalty area, but he sent it to the clouds when he was alone against Rajkovic. He did not forgive in the 58th minute. Luis Suárez left due to Valjent’s speed on the right wing and assisted the Brazilian, who came from behind to connect it first with the outside.
It was the sixth goal for Lázaro Vinicius, the fifth in the last four games, but his first of the season in front of the rojiblanca fans. In 58 minutes he scored the same as in everything that was going on this year. The 3-0 score definitely killed the match despite the fact that Aguirre tried to shake his team with the entries of Abdón Prats and Ángel on the attack front. In the only game that they did not suffer until the end, the supporters from Almería allowed themselves the luxury of making a wave, cheering on the hero of the afternoon when he was replaced, a Lázaro Vinicius who brings Almería closer, already with 39 points, to permanence with an unexpected hat-trick and that leaves Real Mallorca with almost no chance of sneaking into European positions.
Sports Union Almeria SAD, ALM
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca SAD, MLL
Bilal Toure
6
Muriqi
13
Fernando Martinez
122
Predrag Rajkovic
89
Lucas Robertone
47
Lee Kang-in
48
samuel coast
47
Galarreta Ruiz
57
Lucas Robertone
80
Lee Kang-in
56
Rodrigo Ely
1
raíllo
1
Rodrigo Ely
7
Galarreta Ruiz
12
Fernando Martinez
286
Predrag Rajkovic
302
Rodrigo Ely
42.1
Galarreta Ruiz
39.8