Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Saturday’s football game at Estadio Anxo Carro pits together Lugo and Malaga, the two teams who managed to secure the La Liga 2 survival. Lugo do not seem to be at their sharpest in the season finale, with the team failing to win the previous six league fixtures. All Joselu, Alex Perez, and David Mayoral remain in the recovery room, while the season is over for experienced midfielder Xavi Torres, who was sent off in a 1-0 loss to Zaragoza.
Los Boquerones, on the other hand, managed to avoid the relegation despite suffering a 1-0 defeat to Burgos at the weekend. Anyhow, the share of spoils is on the cards at Estadio Anxo Carro as Lugo and Malaga seem to be evenly matched at the moment. Both Jozabed Sanchez and Hicham Boussefiane are out of contention through injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Manu Barreiro):
Manu Barreiro is a professional player who was born on 8 July, 1986 in Compostela, Spain. Barreiro is a product of Real Madrid youth school, but he played for Valencia during his youth career as well. He made three appearances for Valencia B, but in 2005 he joined Lalin.
He played for the likes of Algeciras, Cadiz, Jerez, Zamora, Cerceda, Pontevera and Ferrol in lower leagues as well and on 27 June 2014 he signed a contract with Segunda Division side Alaves. He scored 11 goals for the club in the 2014/2015 campaign and he netted five goals in 32 appearances for El Glorioso in the 2015/2016 Segunda Division campaign, helping the team secure promotion to La Liga.
Manu Barreiro won Segunda Division B with Cadiz in the 2008/2009 season. Manu Barreiro is a centre forward, but he is capable of playing as a left winger as well. His contract with Alaves expires on 30 June, 2017.
Highlighted Team (Malaga):
Malaga Club de Futbol is a Spanish football club from Malaga which host their games in Estadio La Roselado which has a capacity of 28700. The club from the south of Spain is playing in the Primera Division since 2008. In June 2010 sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bought Malaga Club de Futbol.
Malaga CF was found in 1994 after a fusion between former clubs Club Deportivo Malaga and Atletico Malaga. After playing down and forth in lower Spanish divisions the clubs managed to play in the Primera Division for the first time in 1999. After a good performance in the Intertoto Cup Malaga managed to qualify for the UEFA cup for the first time ever in 2004.
Well known players that played for Malaga in their career are: Van Nistelrooy, Cazorla, Monreal, Baptista Saviola and Toulalan.