struck midway through the first half
for Valencia to set up a 3-0 victory
over Cordoba that put them top of
the La Liga table on goal difference
on Thursday.
Valencia have rebuilt their team with the pending
arrival of Singapore billionaire Peter Lim but it was
two youth products who paved the way for victory.
Alcacer, who scored on his competitive international
debut for Spain earlier this month against
Macedonia, demonstrated his predatory skills with a
flicked header into the top corner after 22 minutes
from a Sofiane Feghouli cross.
Minutes later left back Gaya drove in a loose ball
from inside the penalty area for his first league goal.
Cordoba, who returned to the top flight this season
and are bottom with two points, struggled to cope
with Valencia's onslaught and Feghouli wrapped up
the win in the second half, latching on to an Andre
Gomes pass to finishing clinically.
"The team is playing very well at the moment and
knows what it wants in each game. We are creating
chances and we are where we are for a reason,"
Alcacer told reporters.
"Our target since the arrival of the coach Nuno
(Espirito Santo) has been perfection and while we
are following that line we are not dreaming of being
at the top but concentrating on each match."
Valencia have won their last four games and are
level with Barcelona and Sevilla on 13 points but
have scored more goals.
In the day's other fixture Espanyol won their first
match of the season with goals from Sergio Garcia
and Christian Stuani giving them a 2-0 victory over
Getafe.
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