Copa del Rey: Aguirre and the key to Mallorca’s progress to the semi-finals

There are two players who monopolize the entire weight of the Mexican team, and if they succeed, the club will achieve good results.

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He Majorca received the right to play in the fifth semi-final of the tournament Spanish Cup in its 108-year history, driven by Mallorca’s goals Abdon Prats and stops of the Slovak international Dominic Greif, both decisive in this Wednesday’s 3-2 win over Girona FC in Son Mua.

I’m waiting to find out the opponent that stands between him and his fourth cup final, one of which he won against Huelva Recreational in 2002-, idiots And Greif They monopolize all the fame in the team led by the Mexican. Javier Aguirre.

“Dimoni de Arta”, as the Balearic striker is called, scored two of the three goals against the national team. Gironabringing the number of knockout goals he has scored this season to six.

idiots He is the footballer who has scored the most goals (thirteen) in the team’s jersey. Majorca V Spanish Cuptwo more than the Argentinean Rolando Ramon Barreraplayer for the Vermillions in the 1980s.

An idol of Mallorcan fans ever since he scored the decisive goal against Mallorca. Deportivo de la Coruña At Son Mois, having secured promotion from the second tier to the first tier on 23 June 2019, Prats continues to do his thing: he has scored eleven goals in all competitions this year, four of them against Girona.

He is the Balearics’ top scorer in the league this season with five goals, and at 31 he is struggling to earn the attacking position that seemed reserved for the Kosovo side. Vedat Muriqi and the Canadian Kyle Larin.

“Thank God I already know these nights,” Prats said after reaching the semifinals. “Today there was an amazing moon, like in San Joan. I am very glad that I can admire our people. “It’s something very magical,” he said.

Aguirre, For his part, he also praised the youth team. Majorca: “Whether he’s good or bad, Prats is a very useful player for us. I’m very happy for him. He’s a boy who works, lives at home and really loves the team.”

The goalkeeper incident Greif This is different. He arrived in Palma in 2021 from Slovan Bratislava and, due to various circumstances, was unable to take a starting position.

There is a Serb ahead of him Predrag Rajkovic fixed starter in the league in the plans Aguirreand also alternates in calls with Spanish Ivan “Pichu” Cuellar signed last summer.

Of the five matches he has played in the Cup so far, the 26-year-old Greif has conceded only two goals against him this Wednesday. Girona.

The contribution of the Slovak national team goalkeeper played a decisive role in reaching the semi-finals: he made two very valuable saves against the team leader. League before his team took the lead on the scoreboard.

Aguirre does not hide his satisfaction that he has three goalkeepers in the category Rajkovich, Greif And Cuellar. “I’ve always said that I’m very calm about a goal; any of them can start at any time,” said the Mallorca coach.