He Seville He appealed to greatness, caste and above all pride in a very difficult time for the club and won the city derby against the Bétis by the minimum, with a penalty goal of Dodi Lukebakio in the 50th minute after a very controversial handball Diego Llorente. The Belgian winger was the best of the locals and agreed with his coach, Garcia Pimientain this change of game towards the insistence on the wings by also having another vein like Ejuke. The Nigerian scored first in the 10th minute, but the referee Martinez Munuera it was canceled for offside Agoume before the series of rebounds which ended with the ball on the leg of the scorer who did not enter the scoreboard.
Betis also had their chances, but were met by Sevilla’s defensive efforts against a Ramon Sánchez Pizjuán burst. After an eternal stoppage of seven minutes, which started with bad news for Sevilla due to the expulsion of the central defender Nianzou Thanks to a double yellow card, the home side secured a golden victory, perhaps the most important they will achieve this season. After the match of the 9th day League They are twelfth with 12 points, as many as their neighbor (10th).
The most moving image, apart from the one seen at the end of the match with the team once again united with its supporters, was that of the Sevilla captain entering the field, Jesus Navas. Probably during his last derby, that of The palaces He received a spectacular ovation when he entered the field to replace Agoumé. The chants of “Navas, Navas!” » They lasted until the final whistle.
It took Betis a quarter of an hour to appear in the area, first with a shot from Victor Roque no problem for the Norwegian goal Nyland and another of Lo Celso with a lot of force over the top, although the Argentine had a clearer chance a few minutes later, but the ball hit the stump of a post.
Betis react to Sevilla’s goal
These attempts coincided with a drop in intensity from Sevilla, with which the visitors managed to balance the game in midfield and create problems for the local defense, which Vitor Roque failed to take advantage of on several occasions thanks to the success of Nyland.
With everything much more open, the final minutes of the first half were played, after the initial home enthusiasm was thwarted by more security from the visitors to arrive at half time with a score of 0-0 which left the match open when it resumed.
The second half started in the best way for Sevilla, as Agoumé’s header following a free kick ended with the ball in Llorente’s hand, which was ruled a penalty after consultation with the VAR. Lukebakio made it 1-0.
It was difficult for Betis to assimilate the new situation and Pellegrini moved his bench after fifteen minutes of the second period so that Cedric Bakambu And Aitor Ruibal They gave more creation to the team seeking a tie, to the point that the Congolese striker scored a goal, although it was invalid as it was clearly offside.
Navas’ last derby
With Jesús Navas already present and playing his last derby after announcing his withdrawal for next December, Sevilla controlled the situation, although they were in more difficulty losing the French defender in the 89th minute after receiving the second yellow card .
This fact, on the other hand, was compensated in the extension of the shock with the injury of the Brazilian central defender of Betis. Natan de Souzawho could not be replaced because his team had exhausted the substitution slots and had to endure on the field, visibly affected, without being able to prevent his team from losing.
