Sancet and Herrera to be available for AZ Alkmaar clash, says Athletic boss

Athletic Club's coach Ernesto Valverde recovers Oihan Sancet and Ander Herrera for Thursday's match against AZ Alkmaar, in the second round of the Europa League, two players who were out on Sunday in their latest La Liga match against Sevilla.

As confirmed by the coach himself in the press conference prior to the clash, Benat Prados, another player who seemed to be able to recover, “is more limited” and is expected to remain sidelined against the Dutch team.

Sancet, who is expected to start, and Herrera, as they both did on Tuesday, have trained with apparent normality in this afternoon's training session at the Lezama training complex: Prados has also joined the group, but after working alone beforehand.

In addition to Prados, Unai Simon and Yeray Alvarez, who are not expected to be called up again until after the October break, are still out. However, Athletic's call-up list for AZ Alkmaar will not be known until Thursday, the day of the match. 

 

October 3, 2024