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The biggest surprise

Last season together with Racing, Almeria was the biggest surprise of the championship. The rooky in the league started the spring part in the furious way with a winning series that led them to the top and UEFA Cup contention. In the end they gave in, which was expected, but in spite of that they marked the biggest success in their history, by ending the championship on high 7th place.

A lot of back-ups

The man who created such a good team will next season sit on Valencia bench. Unai Emery is the biggest loss for Almeria, but also an excellent midfielder, Brazilian Felipe Melo left the club to move to Fiorentina. Serbian Paunovic, who almost didn't have a chance last year, came back to Partizan from where he came, while Cobeno moved to Sevilla. Club management didn't waste time so they signed many new players, ten even . We should mention Pablo Piatti from Etsudiantes, Michel Macedo from Brazilian Flamengo, Esteban Solari from Mexico and excellent midfielder Iriney Santos from Murcia. The rest of the players are not so famous players from second-league clubs who see playing in Almeria as a chance to prove their quality in Primera.

In

Esteban Solari (UNAM Pumas), Pablo Piatti (Estudiantes), Michel (Flamengo), Miguel Nieto (RM Castilla), David Moreno (RM Castilla), Julio Alvarez (Numancia), Chico (Cadiz), Hernan Pellerano (Velez Sarsfield)

Out

Felipe Melo (Fiorentina), Cisma (Numancia)

Repeating last year's results

Everyone in this Mediterranean club would be satisfied if the results this season were similar to those last year. It won't be easy to compensate for the absence of the main creator of the play, Unai Emery, but new player Gonzalo Arconada will have a fine opportunity to show his potential. A good thing for him is that most of the best players from last season stayed in the team like Kalu Uche, Negredo and Crusat. The team gained a lot by signing excellent Iriney and Solari and Pablo Piatti and Macedo will probably easily adjust to the new environment. It would be no surprise if Almeria ended the championship somewhere between fifth and tenth place.

Our tip: To be worst then Getafe
Odds 1.66
Bookmaker: Bet365