Deportivo vs Valencia, matchday three, confirmed line-ups and key context | OneFootball

Deportivo face Valencia on matchday three with line-ups confirmed. Miguel Ángel Ortiz, from the Madrid committee, referees, with José Antonio López on VAR.

AS notes Deportivo have drawn with Málaga and Elche on their top-flight return, both seen as direct survival rivals. They have two points from two.

Hidalgo starts Leo Román behind Navarro, Noubi, Ede and Quagliata. Mario Soriano, Amatucci, Riki and Luismi Cruz form the midfield, with Nsongo joining Aubameyang up front. Loureiro, Asp Jensen and Alti miss out, and Nsongo starts after his promotion heroics against Valladolid.

Valencia need a goal, with one point from two and none scored, yet they remain outside the drop zone. Their starters are Dimitrievski, with Rioja, Arnau, Tárrega, Diakhaby and Jesús Vázquez in defence, Ugrinic, Pepelu and Sato in midfield, and Javi Guerra with Sadiq in attack.

Corberán persists with a back five but refreshes personnel. Arnau, signed from Girona, makes his first start in defence, allowing Pepelu to move into midfield. Rioja covers for the injured Maffeo, Ugrinic replaces Guido and Sadiq leads the line, while Hugo Duro and Danjuma are left out.

Source: AS

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