Sevilla, despite the doubts and many casualties it accumulated, as it appeared with only 11 players in the first team squad, passed the second cup round against Juventud de Torremolinos, a rival from the Second RFEF which did not offer much resistance to the team coached by Jorge Sampaoli, but that came with the endorsement of eliminating Huesca in the first round.
Newcomer Carlos Álvarez, forward of the subsidiary who plays in the same group as the Malaga team and with whom the Argentine coach has lined up as a false ‘nine’, put the First team ahead before half-time, after half an hour of play, scoring the second in an own-goal action by Dani Fernández, who tried to clear a cross from the left by Rakitic.
Sevilla, despite the absences and still having five World Cup players who have not yet returned, the three Argentine champions (Acuña, Montiel and Papu) and the Moroccan semifinalists (Bono and En-Nesyri), lined up eleven one without many concessions, as the format was made. multiple trusts are not allowed.
With the wind strong at the start of the game, Sevilla imposed its law from the start. Fernando hit the crossbar with a whiplash and after some fear from the Malagans in some counterattacks, Sampaoli’s team continued with an action by Jesús Navas that ended with a shot that was deflected by goalkeeper Zarco, but the rebound fell to Rafa Mir, who put the death pass to Carlos Álvarez, who made his debut as a scorer on the day of his debut. The 19-year-old striker made it 0-1 with a clear header.
In the second half, Sevilla achieved the goal of peace of mind through the progress of Rakitic, whose cross into the area was put in his goal by Malaga centre-back Dani. Then, the pace of the match slowed down and Sevilla avoided any surprises to enter the round of 32 hype.
DATA SHEET
Torremolinos Youth: Zarco (1); Miguel García (2), Heredia (2), Dani (1), Lavela (2) (Carlos García, 86′, sc); Caturla (2) (Carlos Cano, 75′, 2), Castillo (2); Javi López (2), Amaya (2) (Gerrit, 75, 2), Alexis (2) (Javi Forján, 46, 2); and Machuca (3) (Fisherman, 61′, 2).
Coach: Bird Perez (2).
Seville: Dmitrovic (2); Jesus Navas (3), Gudelj (2). Nianzou (2), Rekik (2) (Kike Salas, 86′, sc); Fernando (2), Joan Jordan (2), Rakitic (2); Óliver Torres (3), Carlos Álvarez (3) (Nacho Quintana, 75′, 2) and Rafa Mir (2).
Coach: Jorge Sampaoli (2).
Referee: Díaz de Mera (extremadura) (1).
Source: La Verdad
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