Iñigo Pérez gave James minutes in Rayo with a match ended in the defeat against Las Palmas

Once again, coach Iñigo Pérez gave little participation to James Rodriguez in it Rayo Vallecano, this time during the 1-3 home defeat against The Palms for date 13 of LaLiga de España.

Rayo Vallecano dominated especially in the first half, but never managed to score. The visit started winning with a header from Silva and in the second half the score increased thanks to an own goal against Rayo de Hernández and a goal from Fuster.

Those from Vallecas had clear options to score through Chavarría, Gumbau and Valentín, but they were unable to score beforehand.

With the score 0-3 against in Vallecas, in the 77th minute, coach Iñigo Pérez decided to send James Rodríguez to the field that he could do little while he was in the field. He barely attempted a shot that was deflected by a rival defender.

In the throes of the game, Rayo Vallecano scored and made it 1-3 thanks to an own goal from McKenna.

James is now preparing to join the Colombian National Team to compete in the South American Qualifiers, where the Tricolor will face Uruguay and Ecuador.