The Rayo Vallecano Chronicle
Squad23 Aug 2027
A fracture rules Isi Palazón out for 69 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Rayo Vallecano will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Market23 Aug 2027
Rayo Vallecano turn down Sevilla for Alemão
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Player ratings23 Aug 2027
Nobody could get near Luka Sučić
Successful dribbles: 30. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
The terraces23 Aug 2027
The ground has had enough
“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 7 of the 28 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Rayo Vallecano
Andrei Raţiu was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Facundo Jáuregui is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 19 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Rayo Vallecano
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad23 Aug 2027
No hiding place for Álvaro García
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Álvaro García, and the manager let it.
Market23 Aug 2027
Rayo Vallecano promote Ricardo García from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ricardo García has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Pablo Pascual joins the Rayo Vallecano first team
- Market One of our own: Luis Jiménez joins the Rayo Vallecano first team
- Match Getafe take the points off Rayo Vallecano