From left to right: Justin Smith, Dubasin, and Guille Rosas celebrate Sporting’s goal against Málaga at La Rosaleda. | MIGUE FERNÁNDEZ / FACTORÍA 9
Jonathan Dubasin and Juan Otero will miss Sporting de Gijón’s upcoming match against Zaragoza on Sunday at 21:00 at La Romareda. The two top scorers for the rojiblancos are unavailable for a fixture that, while lacking competitive significance for Sporting, carries enormous weight for Zaragoza as they fight to avoid relegation to Primera Federación.
Together, Dubasin and Otero have netted 29 goals this season—16 for the Spanish-Belgian attacker and 13 for the Colombian. Their combined output highlights the massive offensive contribution both have made throughout the campaign. Losing the team’s two main attacking references simultaneously presents a significant challenge for coach Borja Jiménez in one of the most unusual contexts of the season.
Dubasin received a red card in Sporting’s match against Málaga at La Rosaleda, where he also scored one of the team’s goals. The suspension rules him out of the Zaragoza clash. Otero, meanwhile, was booked in the same game and triggered a yellow-card accumulation ban, leaving him unavailable for the trip to Aragon.
These absences come at a particularly turbulent time for Sporting, with the atmosphere growing increasingly tense since Borja Jiménez announced he would not continue as head coach next season.
