In the early morning of December 15, in the 6th round of the Europa League group stage, Ajax hosted AEK Athens. In the fifth minute of the game, Akpong opened the scoring for Ajax. Six minutes later, Garcia opened the scoring and the visitors equalised. In the 20th minute, Taylor scored and Ajax took the lead again. In the second half, in the 56th minute, Akpong scored twice, and Ajax finally won 3-1.
Although Ajax missed a number of chances, it did not prevent them from winning. With this precious three points, Ajax overtook AEK Athens to finish third in the group and secure a chance to play in the knockout round play-offs of the UEFA Europa League.
Ajax's start to the season has been a nightmare, as they fell into the Eredivisie relegation zone. Now that Ajax have risen to fifth place in the Eredivisie table, they have finally won their first win of the season in the Europa League and narrowly qualified for the Europa League play-offs. Ajax are on the upswing, but one of the players in the Ajax squad is in a terrible situation. Argentina's 31-year-old international fell out of favor, followed Messi to win two championships, and was afraid of losing the Copa America.
Argentina international Rulli has suffered an injury this season and has suffered a shoulder injury. After the first round of the Eredivisie, Rulli began to recover from injury. When Rulli returned from injury, he found himself out of his regular position.
Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer also suffered an injury before, but because his ability is really outstanding and he has a very high status in the Bayern team, even if Neuer is seriously injured and old, Bayern still trusts Neuer, Bayern let Sommer leave, and Neuer quickly became a member of the team. Rulli's ability is far less than Neuer's, and Rulli is not a meritorious player at Ajax, and it is normal for him to be robbed of his main team after his comeback.
Rulli has been in the Ajax squad for six games in a row since coming off injury, but has been on the bench. During Rulli's injury, Ajax's two young goalkeepers Ramaj and Holt were given a chance, and after Rulli's return, Ajax continued to use these two players, and Rulli became an absolute substitute.
Rulli followed the Argentine team to participate in last year's European and American Cup and World Cup, did not play for 1 minute, and won a heavy championship medal. In the current situation, it will be difficult for Rulli to make it to the Argentine national team again. Martin is the team's goalkeeper, with Armani occupying the other goalkeeper spot, while Atalanta's Musso, PSV Eindhoven's Benitez, and La Liga leaders Girona goalkeeper Gasaniga all seem to be more likely to be Argentina's goalkeeper. Rulli's international career is now in jeopardy, and he may not qualify for the Copa America.