Málaga only has 13 professional players to host Cartagena at La Rosaleda on Saturday, as central defender Juande Rivas, who ended the game against Fuenlabrada with discomfort, and forwards Caye Quintana and Argentine Pablo Chavarría are suspended, while midfielder Jairo Samperio remains injured.
The Malaguista team, which also has the absence of full-back Ismael Casas due to a muscular problem, only has eighteen professional players as a result of the sanction imposed by LaLiga for exceeding the salary cap.
Defender Juande, Malaga's top scorer with four goals, received his fifth yellow card last Tuesday in a match against Fuenlabrada (0-2), which ended with physical problems. After being evaluated by the club's doctors, he is suffering from "post-traumatic arthritis in the right acromioclavicular joint," informed Malaga.
In addition, Caye Quintana will serve his second suspension match after being sent off two matchdays ago against Lugo (2-2), and Argentine Pablo Chavarría received his fifth yellow card in the last one at the Estadio Municipal Fernando Torres in the Madrid municipality. EFE