The Kosovo forward will be on the Anoeta bench.
Real Sociedad and Mallorca have everything ready to play the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals in Anoeta, where they will decide the first finalist of the knockout tournament after Son Moix’s 0-0 draw. For this match, Javier Aguirre has determined that his figure and scorer, Vedat Muriqi, will not start from the start.
The Kosovar striker is one of the main absences, at least from the start, which will have the second match of this tie in which San Sebastian and the Balearic Islands play for the ticket to the grand final of the national tournament.
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Why doesn’t Vedat Muriqi play Real Sociedad vs. Mallorca, from the Copa del Rey?
The 29-year-old striker, who suffered an injury with his national team last November that kept him out of action for a couple of months, has played 20 games for Mallorca in all competitions this season, in which he has scored five goals. and two assists in the 1,457 minutes he played.
Muriqi’s substitution surprises more than one, taking into account that the former Lazio player has just played Mallorca’s last three complete games: against Rayo, against Real Sociedad itself (Liga) and against Alavés.
This Tuesday, he will wait for his opportunity on the bench and will surely have minutes in the second half, especially knowing that a draw would take the duel to extra time. In the first leg of this semi-final, Muriqi played 23 minutes.
In any case, Aguirre is expected to explain at a press conference why he has decided to sit the Kosovo forward.