Sevilla FC have regained midfielder Giorgi Kochorashvili for Monday's key La Liga match against Osasuna. The Georgian player, who missed the defeat at the Santiago Bernabéu due to muscle issues, completed Thursday's training session without problems. The team approaches this fixture after a season start of four wins, two draws and three losses from nine games, having scored 14 goals and conceded 16.
His return is a boost for manager Luis García Plaza, who is looking to stabilise the team after a run of just one win in their last five league games, a sequence of one win, one draw and three defeats. Sevilla, sitting sixth with 14 points, need to get back to winning ways to stay in touch with the top positions, as they trail leaders Barcelona by 13 points. The clash against tenth-placed Osasuna is seen as key to restoring some calm.
"He is in line for the starting eleven for a clash that looks key to our aspirations for tranquility and getting back on the winning track," explained Luis García Plaza.
The downside is forward Lucas Stassin. The Belgian attacker, who provided an assist in the 4-1 loss to Real Madrid last Sunday 18 October, withdrew from training due to physical discomfort. The club clarified that these issues are unrelated to the previous injury that kept him out for weeks. Stassin will undergo load control on Thursday and Friday with specific work, and has not been ruled out for the match yet.
The team faces a congested week with three matches in less than seven days, starting with their Copa del Rey debut against Sporting de Hortaleza on Thursday. To cope with this schedule, García Plaza also has Isaac Romero back from suspension, who scored in the 3-3 draw against Levante on 12 October, and several first-team and academy players as options, including Nico Guillén, Iker Muñoz, Arouna Sangante, Fran González, Julio Díaz and Manu Bueno.
Sevilla go into the match following a controversial visit to the Bernabéu that ended in a 4-1 defeat, with goals from Arda Güler, a Kylian Mbappé double and Yan Diomande for the hosts, and a consolation from Manuel Bueno. This loss adds to other recent setbacks like the 1-3 defeat to Barcelona or the 1-3 loss to Aston Villa. The team trained on Thursday at Sevilla's facilities with their minds set on that commitment.
The report in full is at diariodesevilla.es
