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Almeria and Athletic Bilbao battled to a scoreless draw at home on Monday, cementing the former’s place in LaLiga annals.
In the first 24 rounds of La Liga, Almeria became the only side in league history to not win a single match. With just seven points, Gaiska Garitano’s team is in last place.
The Almeria loss on Monday brought its LaLiga winless streak to 27 matches, tied with Levante’s record. This winless run includes the games played towards the close of the previous term.
Before this, Huesca’s Sporting held the record. Their 1997-98 La Liga campaign began with a winless streak of 23 games. However, they eventually prevailed 2-1 against Racing Santander on the next matchday. Having accumulated 13 points, Sporting eventually finished the season in last place.
What went wrong for Almeria?
Under the ownership of the ambitious Saudi businessman Turki Al-Sheikh, Almeria earned promotion to La Liga in 2022. They managed to escape relegation last season with a thrilling 3-3 draw against Espanyol on the penultimate day.
After Coach Rubi unexpectedly departed in the summer, the club spent heavily on new players. Yet, there has been no indication of the team’s historically poor performance.
Then, Vicente Moreno faced a falling out with the club’s upper echelons, leading to his dismissal after just two points. Alberto Lasarte, the youth squad coach, took over as caretaker, and his sole game in charge reflected the struggles of the season.
Striker Luis Suarez scored a hat trick in the first five minutes of Almeria’s 3-0 halftime lead over fellow strugglers Granada at home. However, a jittery defense gave way at the first sign of a Granada comeback, leading to a 3-3 tie; Suarez’s three-month injury only made matters worse.
Even after making some defensive improvements, newly hired coach Gaizka Garitano’s squad nevertheless went winless in their first six league games. Even in the Copa del Rey, he was unable to find relief…
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Author : Martina Alcheva
Publish date : 2024-02-14 20:01:47
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