[Sport] Rakitic saves Sevilla against a better Betis

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Pellegrini's team was superior and took the lead with a goal from Isco, but was not able to score (1-1)

 

 

, for not changing their custom, were unable to finish the plays. Never has so much pressure generated so little danger. Fran Vieites, the reserve team's goalkeeper who started after the injuries of Claudio Bravo and Rui Silva, barely stained his gloves in the first half.

En-Nesyri was shipwrecked in the rival area and Óliver Torres gave no reason to what was only self-absorbed verticality. Betis, much more practical, did flirt with the goal. In the 34th minute, a magical pass from Isco to Miranda froze the Sánchez-Pizjuán. The winger arrived in time and shot low, but Dmitrovic took a providential foot at the last moment.

WHERE PELLEGRINI WANTED
The break came with the green and white team more organized and harmonious. Marc Roca and Guido Rodríguez provided solidity and Ayoze and Isco provided the unpredictable. Meanwhile, Diego Alonso waved his arms on the sideline and looked at the grass like someone watching a David Lynch movie on television: Very attentive, almost fascinated, but without understanding at all what was happening inside. Sevilla was grateful for the refreshment.

The Nervionenses were more energetic in the early stages of the second half, but Ayoze soon quelled the enthusiasm by sending a ball to the post. A few minutes later, the canary again worried the red and white fans. He played on the cheek of the area and ended up shooting with power. Dmitrovic, well positioned, repelled the shot. In the absence of goldsmithing, Gudelj tried to contain the visitors with distant and harmless shots. The match was where Pellegrini wanted.

DMITROVIC'S MISTAKE
Lukebakio replaced Torres. Abde and Abner entered for Diao and Miranda. The hosts wanted to liven up the game, the guests just cradle it, maintain the cadence, make it definitively theirs. But it was Dmitrovic who paved the way to victory for the Green and Whites. In the 71st minute, Isco crossed into the small area. Dmitrovic went for the ball badly, troubled, with a fist, softly, and left the ball dead at the feet of Ayoze, who had an easy time scoring the goal.

 

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