Valencia CF player ratings from first win of the season at Alavés | OneFootball

Valencia claimed their first LaLiga 26/27 victory with a 0-1 win at Deportivo Alavés in Vitoria, sealed by Luis Rioja from a late Javi Guerra assist.

According to Superdeporte, interim coach Óscar Sánchez set up in a 4-2-3-1 and handed 18-year-old B-team midfielder Aarón Mayol a debut alongside Guido Rodríguez.

Arnaut Danjuma drove Valencia on from the left and found the net for the first time in over a year, only for VAR to rule it offside. Alavés grew into the contest after that and created chances. Stole Dimitrievski kept the scores level with a strong save from Ángel Pérez before the break.

The pattern held after half-time, but Valencia were sharper in the box. Guerra’s late turn and pass released Rioja to beat Fernando Pacheco’s replacement Fernando Pacheco? No, Sivera, for 0-1, before the winger went off after 19 minutes with a relapse of a foot injury. Otorbi later missed the chance to add a second.

Player ratings, starters: Dimitrievski 6, Maffeo 5, Pepelu 6, De Haas 6, Gayà 6, Guido Rodríguez 6, Mayol 7, Ugrinic 4, Javi Guerra 7, Danjuma 7, Hugo Duro 4.

Substitutes: Luis Rioja 6, Otorbi 6, Jesús Vázquez 5, Arnau 5. Highlights included Mayol’s physical edge and a fine long pass to Danjuma, Guerra’s decisive late creativity, and Danjuma troubling Nahuel Tenaglia throughout.

Source: Superdeporte

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