Valencia, 21 Feb. Valencia, who lost to Getafe 1-0 at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez in the league, went on to go their fourth consecutive start without scoring and added 429 minutes without touching the rivals’ goal, the worst drought as a visitor since 1977.
The team led by Rubén Baraja, who made their debut in power after replacing Salvador González ‘Voro’, lost to the Madrid side thanks to a goal from Borja Mayoral eight minutes from time.
The defeat against Getafe adds to those suffered during their trips to Girona (1-0), Real Madrid (2-0) and Valladolid (1-0).
Thus, the last goal achieved by Valencia was the one scored by the Uruguayan Edinson Cavani against Villarreal at La Cerámica, in the 21st minute, which however could not avoid the 2-1 defeat.
To find a worse record, you have to go back to the 77-78 season when he added 545 minutes without scoring away from Mestalla, between the fifth and thirteenth day.
In this sequence, more than five hundred minutes passed between the goal of the Argentinian Mario Kempes against Racing Santander (2-2), in the 72nd minute, and that scored by Kempes himself against Betis (1- 1) in the 77th minute.
Before, the team was “white” against Las Palmas (1-0), Sevilla (1-0), Real Madrid (1-0), Sporting (0-0) and Rayo (3-0).
Between those two streaks, he also went four games (fourth through ninth) without scoring at home in the 2012-13 college year, but then added 422 minutes.