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Sporting Gijón vs Levante Match Preview
Another relegation six-pointer takes place in Gijon this Sunday. Manolo Preciado wants to return to victory after seven weeks, and the morale of the team received a major boost as team's top striker Diego Castro and Roberto Canella are likely to return to the starting squad.Luis Garcia's Levante have just defeated Atletico last week and are aware another victory will help them take off from the basement and join the fight for the upper half. Felipe Caicedo is likely to be among the starting eleven, but his evolution during the last days (he's been struggling with an ankle injury since the beginning of the month) will be decisive.
This is the first time in history Sporting and Levante take on each other at the Primera Division. Much more than three points will be in play at the Molinon, who'll claim the full scoring?
Sporting Gijón vs Levante Match Report
Luis Garcia's Levante could have taken the three points as Felipe Caicedo score the opener in the 72th minute of the game, but eight minutes later Sebastian Eguren found the equalizer. It's the eighth consecutive game without a victory for Sporting, standing in the 19th position with 11 points after 15 Liga games.Jose Angel and Diego Castro were a nightmare for Levante's defenders on the left wing. Sporting's wingers contributed greatly with the attack, assisting Eguren in the goal with a perfect cross that the Uruguayan international send straight into the net.
Sporting was far superior throughout most of the game, but they failed to overcome Levante's defense, lead by Sergio Ballesteros, who showed to be in excellent form.
Nacho Novo was close from scoring the winning goal with a powerful volley, but the ball went millimeters away. Levante's defense granted Luis Garcia's Granotes another important point to escape from the basement.