Playing in the Canaries projection team, the former Catholic University scored twice in the Premier League 2 Division 2 win over Leeds United.
Way to Marcelino Nunez in English football it went from more to less. When he just arrived at City of Norwich , he quickly established himself in the Canaries team, which participates in the Championship, the second category of British football. However, as the season progressed, he lost ground. In addition, his team changed coaches, following a series of poor results.
In search of more continuity, the former Universidad Católica player added a performance in the Norwich Under 21 team, which plays in the Premier League 2 Division 2, the silver division of the tournament in which the projection teams play in England (similar to what the reserve tournament is). They beat Leeds United 5-2 and the national team entered with a brace.
Taking advantage of the window Norwich had as this weekend is the FA Cup (they were supposed to play Birmingham in the league tournament, but they face Blackburn for the cup), some elements of the first team have participated in the under-21 team, as the case of Nunez. The Colina native started and played all 90 minutes.
The national midfielder put in a relevant performance, participating directly in the scoreboard. He scored twice. He opened the scoring in 20 minutes. Later, he converted to the 74 ‘. Moreover, he was the victim of a criminal offence, which meant Abu Kamara’s 3-0 partial, and he had more options to boost his personal numbers, according to the club’s report.
With the victory, Norwich City Sub 21 are in third place in the Premier League 2 Second Division, with 23 points. The leader is Southampton, with 26 points, one more than Leeds, their escort.
Today was Marcelino Núñez’s first game in the Canary Islands youth team. In the Championship, the Chilean has 24 games played in the league, including 17 from the first minute, adding a total of 1,490 minutes on the pitch. He only scored one goal in the tournament. It was August 13, 2022, in the loss to Hull City.
Norwich, now led by American David Wagner (replacing Dean Smith), sit fifth in the Championship with 42 points, the product of 12 wins, six draws and 10 losses in 28 games. It’s in the filing area playoffs which determines the third promotion to the Premier League 23-24. It should be remembered that the first and second in the general table advance to the English Premier League. Then, from third to sixth, they enter a league.
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