Girona rescued a point in Vallecas with a one-all draw against Rayo Vallecano after equalizing the match in the 90th minute. Stuani scored with a header when Míchel's team already saw a direct duel in the lower part of the table slipping away.
The Girona team was left against the ropes barely four minutes earlier, when Alemão deflected a shot from Unai López and put Rayo ahead in the 86th minute. The contrast left Girona on the verge of a defeat that would have complicated their permanence further, but the draw allows them to maintain a two-point margin over the relegation zone with three matchdays remaining.
Míchel changed the lineup and Girona held on until the final stretch
Míchel tweaked the starting lineup with the entry of Francés for Blind and a bet without a center forward. Lemar and Ounahi occupied the attacking midfield instead of Echeverri in an approach with more mobility between the lines.
Gazzaniga avoided the 1-0 against Camello in the first half.
Girona held the match for many minutes and even had a clear chance to take the lead after an action reviewed by VAR. Cuadra Fernández pointed to a penalty in the 55th minute for a supposed handball in the Rayo area, but the review corrected the referee's initial decision.
Stuani responded in the 90th to Alemão's goal in the 86th
When the match was entering its conclusion, Rayo struck first. Alemão scored the 1-0 in the 86th minute by deflecting a shot from Unai López and left Girona with no room for error in the decisive stretch.
Stuani tied it with a header in the 90th minute.
The final goal avoided defeat in Vallecas and keeps Girona out of the relegation zone. With three matchdays remaining, the red-and-white team maintains a two-point advantage over the positions that mark relegation.
The draw came with a header from Stuani in the 90th minute, the last twist of a match that Rayo had steered four minutes earlier with Alemão's deflection after Unai López's shot.