Unai Gómez Etxebarria (05-25-2003) was a brutal shock with his entry in the second half of the quarterfinal match against Barça in San Mamés. He replaced Mikel Vesga, who had been injured in the previous rounds, and the Bermean midfielder provided freshness and bravery to revolutionize the match. However, his replacement in the 103rd minute of extra time by his countryman Mikel Jauregizar raised some doubts about his physical condition after an hour of running and struggling like a man to contain the line of creation of the Blaugrana team. However, the young youth squad has nothing. It was simply “discomfort due to fatigue” due to the sustained effort during the period he was on the field, as AS has learned.
Unai Gómez, therefore, is in a position to be in the game this Sunday against Cádiz in the Tacita de Plata in a core that is already depleted for Ernesto Valverde, with Dani García coming out of injury, Mikel Vesga with sequels and Ruiz de Galarreta , ruled out against Barça because of the unfortunate blow to the right side that he has been carrying since the day of the derby against Real in San Mamés, which was bruised by a clash with Mikel Merino.
Unai Gómez is in his second season in the first team, with 18 games and two goals in his locker, one of which is a header that San Mamés raised, making his charisma evident in the red-and-white parish for his particular way of approaching the matches, leaving the soul in each action and stepping into the area with great ease despite starting from further back positions. He also has the trust of Valverde, who already in the summer preseason did not want him to go out on loan to a Second Division because he knew that he was going to enter his plans.
