Sevilla name 24-man squad for Valencia clash

Sevilla have released their 24-man squad for the LaLiga EA Sports fifth-round match against Valencia at Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán (Friday at 9:00 p.m.), with Luis García Plaza in charge, as reported by Mundo Deportivo.

Key absence explained

The main absentee is Arouna Sangante. The club says the French defender must serve a suspension after being shown a straight red in the 55th minute of last Sunday’s game versus Espanyol. Sevilla had appealed, but the Disciplinary Committee rejected it. On top of that, Sangante is also ruled out due to a “mild” sprain in his right ankle.

Who steps in

With that situation, Marcao Teixeira is included in the squad, but García Plaza made it clear he is not ready to start—because he has only recently returned from an injury. That opens the door for Castrín to take the spot, and the coach even hinted that Iker Muñoz could be ahead of Marcao in the pecking order.

Elsewhere, Rubén Vargas remains sidelined because of ongoing knee issues. Among the options are the three latest signings who travelled to Barcelona last week: Félix Correia, still without a debut, while Fofana and Stassin did get minutes against Espanyol.

The full list is: Vlachodimos, Fran González, Rafa Romero, Juan Iglesias, Carmona, Kike Salas, Iker Muñoz, Marcao, Castrín, Suazo, Julio Díaz, Agoumé, Guridi, Fofana, Manu Bueno, Kochorashvili, Félix Correia, Miguel Sierra, Ejuke, Alfon, Peque, Isaac, Robbie Ure and Stassin.