After Courtois' serious knee injury at the beginning of this season, Real Madrid faced a problem in goal, since they had to decide whether to continue with Lunin all year and trust the Ukrainian goalkeeper, or on the contrary reinforce the goal. Finally, the white club signed Kepa to replace the Belgian goalkeeper, and, in theory, to be a starter. After playing in the first part of the season, some irregular performances made Lunin enter the scene, whose good level convinced Ancelotti, and he ended up winning the starting position to the detriment of the Spanish goalkeeper.
The truth is that the Ukrainian is having a great season. He has earned the trust of all the white fans with games in which he has saved the team, and Real Madrid is already working on renewing him.
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Thus, the Merengue goalkeeper has the statistics to win the Zamora trophy, however, he will not be able to win this award, so we review the reasons that prevent it.
What is the Zamora trophy?
This is a title delivered by the Diary Brand since 1959 to the goalkeepers with the least goals scored in the first and second divisions of Spanish football. It owes its name to Ricardo Zamora, a legendary goalkeeper from the 20s and 30s of the last century.
What is the reason why Lunin can't win it?
The trophy establishes a fundamental rule, which is that only goalkeepers who have played at least 28 games in LaLiga in the same season may be candidates to win this prestigious award. Since Lunin did not start the campaign as a starter, he will only be able to play, if he is a starter in all of them, a maximum of 26 games, which prevents him from being eligible to win the award.
How is the Ukrainian goalkeeper's season going?
Lunin has played 18 games in LaLiga, in which he has kept a clean sheet on nine occasions and has only conceded 11 goals, which gives an average of 0.61 goals per game, the best in the competition (not counting the Mallorca goalkeeper Greif, who has a better average but has only played one match).
Who would win the Zamora trophy then?
Right now, the next on the list is Unai Simón, who averages 0.9 goals per game, but has already surpassed the 28-game barrier, with 29 matches played to date. The other one who could win it would be Ter Stegen, who has a better average than the Athletic Club goalkeeper, with 0.85 goals per game, but due to his injury he has missed many games, so he could only choose to win it if he plays all the games. FC Barcelona duels in LaLiga until the end of the season. The fight is therefore very even.
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