The fateful letter Cristian Zapata services

Said before the premiere of Villarreal in the qualifying rounds of the danger of this kind of game, where what counts is generally not theory but practice, and if it is a game in the month of August. The yellow set traveled to Denmark 'excited', as you said Juan Carlos Garrido before facing Odense, a modest domestic championship which has already started and, therefore, reached the crash rolled the body over Castellon.

It was a good test for Villarreal, who began this campaign buckling. Among his few signings, the Cristian Zapata, a Colombian defender who had been living in Udine, becoming one of the leaders of the Italian side of the city and a reference in the selection of Colombia. This is the largest disbursement of the yellow box over the summer, which has paid 7 million euros to Udinese.

Designed to profess that role in recent years have played in Serie A, the official premiere was on Wednesday night before the said Odense. Villarreal played a good game, but erred on the lack of precision in finding the Danish goal. It was near the goal, took it into his hand several times, but eventually the pupils Garrido, its refusal offense, took it for a goalless draw well and leave to return, El Madrigal, the becoming of it passes through the Europe's top competition.

But at that moment, when with six minutes there was nothing to indicate that the bell would Odense stepped on several occasions the visiting area but did not embarrass the initial result, the misfortune crossed the debut of Zapata, right until then, that his name had just tied, unintentionally, to the holders of the Match. At that moment, Diego Lopez handed the ball to the Colombian, who felt the pressure of a rival, tried to return it to the keeper with such nonsense that the ball ended up in boots Andreasen.

At the center gave him time to go to make amends, but the Danish striker inside the area, and mocked him for, thereupon, unmitigated drilling the yellow arc. Zapata, desolate, it was incredulous. But so was the fateful release of Colombian, who has signed for five years and that, surely, have plenty of time to demonstrate the quality that has taken him to El Madrigal. Next week, that same scenario, you have the best opportunities. The presence of Villarreal in the Champions League at stake.

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