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NYCFC loanee Taty Castellanos creating a stir in LaLiga
The Argentine striker has found the target for Girona in their past three matchdays and is the top scorer in the second round of LaLiga.
Girona manager Míchel publicly stated after the 0-0 game at Camp Nou that football was not being fair to Valentin ‘Taty’ Castellanos. A player that the Girona boss affirmed leaves everything on the field, who contributes decisively to the way Girona play, but who was not being individually rewarded in front of goal. A striker is measured by goals and Castellanos was goal shy at that time with just four strikes the first round playing of the 2022-23 LaLiga season playing for one the most free-flowing and offensive teams in the league.
Since the Camp Nou game, fortune has begun to smile down on the Argentine. The goals started to flow in the game against Elche, he missed the clash against Valladolid due to suspension and has scored against Real Madrid, Sevilla and Mallorca. Against ‘Los Blancos’, the 24-year-old found the target on four occasions being the first player to put four past Real Madrid since Oviedo hammered the side from the capital (7-1) in 1947.
Girona dreaming of Europe
Girona are now seventh in the table following three consecutive victories with Castellano’s goals instrumental in the wins. The Mendoza born forward is the joint fifth top scorer in LaLiga this season with 13 goals with the bulk of these strikes coming in the second part of the 2022-23 season. Girona’s current league position would also be the key to European football next season should Real Madrid beat Osasuna in Saturday’s Copa del Rey final.