César Montes will not be due to injury against Real Sociedad

Neither Joselu nor César Montes.

Thomas Osborne
Thomas Osborne
13 February 2023 Monday 19:08
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César Montes will not be due to injury against Real Sociedad

Neither Joselu nor César Montes. More problems for Diego Martínez. Espanyol faces tonight against Real Sociedad a match of the utmost importance for their interests without two of the heavyweights in the dressing room. In addition to the striker, second highest scorer in the League, the club has confirmed that the puppy César Montes suffers a muscle injury and will not be in the match.

The Mexican defender did not train yesterday, which made us suspect that his presence was more than debatable. Today the club has confirmed it. "César Montes has not arrived in time to recover from muscle discomfort that, finally, will prevent him from participating in this Monday's match against Real Sociedad," reads the Espanyol statement.

Diego Martínez will have to put his defense back together, bringing on Sergi Gómez along with Cabrera. The loss of Montes is a major setback for the coach, since the Mexican has managed to provide stability to a defense with many problems during the first round. The arrival of the puppy has coincided with Espanyol's best run of results throughout the season.

Without Montes or Joselu, the other big unknown will be the presence or not of Braithwaite, who has had knee discomfort for weeks. Besides, Diego Martínez could bet of start by some of the newcomers, like Fernando Pacheco in the goal or Denis Suárez in the center of the field.