Asp Jensen starts justifying Deportivo’s spending after scoring

Deportivo suffered a 1-3 defeat to Porto at Riazor in a friendly played on Friday, with the match heavily affected by injuries and players away on international duty. With that forced rotation, Asp-Jensen delivered again: the Danish midfielder opened the scoring in the 3rd minute and ended up scoring Deportivo’s only goal.

As Mundo Deportivo notes, coach Antonio Hidalgo used the game to test line-ups and systems, but one takeaway stood out. Asp-Jensen, Deportivo’s second-most expensive signing of the summer at €6 million, has begun to justify the outlay made in August. He was one of the best performers even as the team dipped in quality after halftime, and after Kevin was substituted he was moved into a ‘9’ role to cover for the attacking absences.