James would debut in the Cup against a rival with whom he met led by Zidane

Rayo Vallecano will play against Unionistas de Salamanca in the second round of the Copa del Rey. James He faced him with Real Madrid in 2020, in an acceptable match.

Complicated in the league with two defeats and the return of the other local tournament in the middle, coach Íñigo Pérez will deepen the roster rotation for the away match this Wednesday, December 4.

The Colombian could thus have his second start in the teameither. He went to the bench in the last two outings in which he finished without minutes. He is physically fine but the coach still does not take him into account.

James turned in 2020

He crossed Unionistas on January 20, 2020, also in Salamanca with Real Madrid. The situation in the White House was similar to now. Of little participation with Zinedine Zidane and affected by injuries.

“He is fit”said the Frenchman. He included him in the starting eleven with a majority of references along with Nacho, Dani Carvajal, Militao, Marcelo, Casemiro, Valverde, Benzema, Bale and Vinicius.

He played with a natural profile on the left in the middle of the field. He moved to the other wing and from there launched the cross to make it 0-1 for the Welshman, after a faulty clearance by the defense in the area. He had his best option at 37 with a shot that went to the crossbar in hand in hand with the goalkeeper. He tried in the second half and scored poorly at the far post, which the local goalkeeper reached just enough.

He came out in the 80th minute in Zizou’s traditional change. Isco replaced him. In the end, Real Madrid secured qualification to the round of 16 with a 1-3 victory.

When does Rayo Vallecano play for the Copa del Rey?

The second round match will be on Wednesday, December 4 at 1:00 p.m. at the Reina Sofía municipal stadium.