© FITO GONZALEZ (JOURNAL AS)
02/18/22 FIRST DIVISION MATCH ELCHE – RAYO VALLECANO FIRST GOAL DRAW GUIDO CARRILLO 1-1 ALEGRIA
Elche, after their victory against Rayo Vallecano (2-1) and the results this day of the rivals involved in the fight for permanence, has managed to expand to nine points your income over the relegation zone, the biggest difference of the entire season. The group led by Francisco Rodríguez has 29 points, nine more than Cádiz and Deportivo Alavés, which also has gained the particular coefficient, antepenultimate and penultimate, respectively. This current difference exceeds the eight rental points that Elche came to enjoy after their victory two days ago against Deportivo Alaves (3-1).
The illicit team is completing a brilliant start to 2022, since it happened from temporarily occupy the relegation zone before their match against Espanyol in Barcelona (1-2), on January 10, to enjoy now a comfortable advantage over the danger zone. The The main architect of the recovery of the team from Elche is the coach Francisco Rodríguez, who took over the team to replace Fran Escribá on matchday 15 when Elche only had 12 points, tied on points with Cádiz, which was in the relegation zone.
The next day may be favorable for Elche to extend its advantage in the classification, since it will visit Levante, bottom, while several of their direct rivals will play matches against each other, such as Granada-Cádiz and Getafe-Alavés.