Leader Lleida will test his lock on the Rico Prez

Molo, 34, makes his debut as a coach and Hercules youth squad Ral Gonzlez is looking for his first goal of the year.

The Hercules will seek tomorrow (18.00) against Lleida for the third consecutive victory in one of the toughest games we have had this season since the whole of Terra Ferma, leader of group III, stands out for its solidity. He has conceded 6 goals in 10 games, for 14 for Hercules. “Their numbers are there and you only need to see them to know that it will be a tough and difficult game, even so we have weapons to harm them if we are at the level of these last two weeks,” said Hercules coach Jesús Muñoz.

After several disappointing seasons, Lleida Esportiu turned 180 degrees this summer with the surprising hiring of Manuel Jesús Casas, “Molo”, as coach. The 34-year-old former player debuts on a bench and the adventure can not be better. The Catalan team stands out, above all, for its work as a block and the presence of players such as the lateral player Joan Oriol, who played in the First with Villarreal, or the attacking midfielder Xemi, who promoted to Second with Barcelona B and stands out shared costumes with Jesús Alfaro. In addition, striker Raúl González, from Alicante, who debuted with the Hercules first team in 2012 with Juan Carlos Mandiá on the bench, returns to Alicante. The 28-year-old forward stood out last season at the Ebro with nine goals and last summer he made a leap in quality by signing for a candidate for promotion. Previously he played in teams such as Ontinyent, Orihuela, Novelda or Yeclano.

Last training

The Hercules will perform this morning the last training session of the week behind closed doors at the Rico Pérez, since Jesús Muñoz will perform a last general rehearsal with the eleven chosen to face the leader Lleida. Everything seems to indicate that Jona will repeat as a starter ahead of Carlos Martínez after seeing a door in Cornellà. The only safe casualties are those of the injured Samuel and Felipe Alfonso. The Solbes youth squad is not available either, so Teo Quintero will return to the call and sit on the bench of Rico Pérez as against Ebro.

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