Elche CF are dealing with four significant absences in training this week. Martín Anselmi's squad returned to work on Tuesday without internationals Lucas Cepeda, Roy Revivo and Adam Boayar, and also without defender Buba Sangaré due to injury. The franjiverde team, who sit 18th in La Liga with 5 points, are preparing for a friendly against Cartagena this Friday.
Lucas Cepeda has joined the Chilean national team to play three friendly matches in the Americas. Roy Revivo is with Israel for four Nations League fixtures. Adam Boayar has been called up by Morocco's under-21 national team. Separately, Buba Sangaré suffered a muscle injury in last Friday's match against Espanyol and was substituted at half-time. The club has not provided a timescale for his return.
The team enters this international break following an important 1-3 victory over Espanyol, which ended a poor run of form. Top scorer Fer Niño, with 5 goals this season, netted a brace in that match. Attention now turns to Friday's friendly, where Anselmi is expected to give minutes to less regular players. The next official league fixture is on October 11th against Celta Vigo at the Martínez Valero, an opponent currently in 14th place. Fans can check the full schedule on our fixtures page and the updated squad list in the squad section.
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