Berenguer scores well as Nico

Ernesto Valverde He chose the most logical alternative. Alex Berenguer replaced the injured Nico Williams on the left wing of the attack. In this way, the coach from Gasteiz does not have to change the team that gave him good results in the previous games, before the break, with Inaki Williams to the right, Sancet interior and Gorka Guruzeta on top.

The Navarrese winger has played in previous games against Real Madrid, Osasuna, Betis and Mallorca, but all came from the bench. Yesterday he faced his first major league commitment as a starter. It started a bit hesitantly, but he got the pulse of the game as the minutes ticked by. After a quarter of an hour of play, he made a good pass through the middle, but had to withdraw due to the good work of the defenders.

Ten minutes later the header from Guruzeta in the hands of Conan Ledesma after a very good taken foul by Ruiz de Galarreta, one of the highlights in the first half. It was the best chance of the game up to that point.

Berenguer He participated in four subsequent plays with danger for the locals. His pass from the left wing was finished in the 28th minute Sancet to the crossbar and on the next shot he did very well to come out of his side to put another good ball that didn’t find the finisher.

In the 36th minute came their best chance with a shot from the right corner of the big area that narrowly missed. A few moments later, Sancet The second ball hit the crossbar and the subsequent rebound was shot in by Barañain with no problems for the unique goal of the Cádiz team.

Already in the second part, Walls He heads to a corner which is taken by the Navarrese. That was his last contribution in the game before being relieved by Iker Muniain in the 63rd minute.

a while before, Iza he had to take a low shot Guruzeta. Inaki Williams He started hitting the right wing and then Conan Ledesma He became the most popular football player in his team. The goalkeeper avoided a heavier result.

Guru and Villaliber They scored the first two goals in just one minute. The San Sebastian native finished off an excellent cross at the far post. From Marcos and one from Gernika scored his first goal of the season with a header. The sentence of Inaki Williams which reciprocated his good game after his trip to Ghana.

Cádiz pressed in the final minutes in search of a noble goal, but then it appeared First Simon to save two chances for the Andalusians. The goalkeeper didn’t have much to do, but what he did have he solved it with flying colors as usual.

The strength shown by Athletic, especially against Osasuna and Betis, has not been lost. The lions already have ten points from a possible fifteen in their locker and are coming out strong in San Mamés, as they should have been last season.