Valverde beat Iraola in a colorful match

Professor Valverde wins student Iraola’s wrist in an entertaining and exciting meeting. Rayo, with a bold proposal, knew how to get on the scoreboard, but the reaction of the lions before the break was devastating. The visitors, despite everything, continued to work hard after the restart and forced the lions to ask for time.

Trejo is in charge of breaking up the fight once the ball starts rolling. The speed of the Williams brothers, Berenguer and company ended, however, breaking the resistance of the visiting wall. First Iñaki, later Sancet and later Nico raised the score to 3-1.

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Athletic, with Ander Herrera back in the team, took the penalty after the break. Rayo, it is true, also had their options until Falcao, with ten minutes remaining, made it 3-2 with his first intervention. Valverde then moved the bench, ordered the lines forward and the locals did not stop until they sang victory.

Valverde faced off from the same starting block that came from the thrashing at Elche with one change. Yeray returned eleven times after recovering from his flu process to replace the injured Vivian. The existing doubt about Vesga’s departure was once again resolved by the presence of Dani García.

Iraola repeated the same line-up on his return to San Mamés as the day before against Valencia in Vallecas. The guest coach, beloved by Athletic fans, proposed a game without any complications. El Rayo, unlike the previous teams that visited the Bilbao field (Mallorca, Valencia and Espanyol), jumped on the pitch to face the lions.

His determined and bold bet unsettled an Athletic team already down 0-1 in the 4th minute. Trejo only had to finish a well-taken ball into the back of the net, which was more centered by his teammate Camello against a confident Iñigo Martínez. The rojiblancos, far from collapsing, gradually took their positions and began to terrorize Dimitrievski with arrivals with a combination of actions and pace.

Iñaki Williams, after a good pass from Dani García, was able to beat the visiting goalkeeper shortly after his one-on-one. Isi hit the ball on the crossbar immediately afterwards. The response from Bilbao was disastrous.

Sancet, after a measured assist from Berenguer, made it 2-1 on the brink of half-time in the match. Nico Williams joined the filming party soon after he finished off a superb center from Yeray’s own half. Rayo, moved by emotion, continued to work until the break.

The second half started with Pathé Cisse for Óscar Valentín and the same idea of ​​the game from both sides. The lions, without prioritizing possession of the ball, waited at the back for a launched Rayo with the clear intention of surprising the counter. Muniain had the first big chance, but Dimitrievski made a great save. Mateu, at the request of VAR, was disqualified shortly after a goal against Camello for offside.

Valverde then turned to Ander Herrera and Iraola to Unai López, another old acquaintance of Athletic fans, the newcomer Mumin and Falcao. The Colombian scored with the first ball he touched with just over ten minutes left in the match.

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The lions, who had the chance to judge Muniain’s boots, first had reinforcements with Zarraga and Morcillo to try to maintain their reduced advantage on the scoreboard and then with Raúl García and Paredes, a central defender. El Rayo insisted, with Baby being the final trigger, until the final whistle in their attempt to tie. Lions, however, know how to strain their teeth back until they sing of victory.