He Real Betis visit this Sunday at Osasuna in El Sadar with the aim of strengthening it Choices qualification for competitions Europeanwell on the track with seven points added in the last three days – after chaining four consecutive defeats that put the goal in serious danger -, of two from Real Sociedad, three from Valencia and none of the team of Pamplona, which is ten away from the green and white and has almost no options in that match.
Real Betis will go to the meeting with Navarrese, where they have ten wins, two draws and one defeat in the last decade, with significant losses, especially in the offensive area, because Manuel Pellegrini cannot count on Isco -due to suspension-, nor the injured Bakambu, Chimy Ávila and Assane Diao, apart from Bellerín and Marc Bartra in defense.
Isco’s absence will be tolerated Nabil Fekir regain possession lost in the last three games, where his contribution is better coming from the bench, something Willian José – the team’s top scorer, with fourteen goals – will also do because of loss of Bakambu, who missed the rest of the season due to a serious injury affecting the rectus femoris tendon of the right thigh and occurred before the head to head in a quick counter in the last derby against Nyland, whom he did not lose to score 2-0 because of the breaking moments before, in the middle of the race.
Jagoba Arrasate, who just over a month ago announced that he would no longer be in charge of Osasuna, where he had lost five of his last six games, the last three in a row, also had significant casualties in the red rank, because apart from Budimir – the team’s top scorer, with seventeen goals – and captain David García, a real bastion in the defense axis, he cannot count on Aimar Oroz, Kike Barja and certainly Moi. Gómez, who has not been able to train with the others for several days due to discomfort in his left thigh.
The Navarrese coach alternates the season with line four and five behind and possibly against Betis they will again play with three centre-backs in defense and two full-backs to block the interior play of Betis, surrounded by almost a thousand fans in the stands of El Sadar, where there is a lot that The green and white team is playing against Osasuna with the sole incentive of pleasing their fans and breaking the streak of defeats they have been on.
IMPORTANT ALIGNMENTS
CA Osasuna: Sergio Herrera; Areso, Catena, Herrando, Juan Cruz, Mojica; Rubén Peña, Iker Muñoz, Moncayola, Rubén García; and Raúl Garcia.
Real Betis: Rui Silva; Sabaly, Pezzella, Chadi Riad, Miranda; Guido Rodríguez, Johnny Cardoso; Fornals, Fekir, Ayoze; and Willian José.
Referee: Víctor García Verdura (Colegio Catalán), with Juan Martínez Munuera (Colegio Valenciano) on VAR.
View: The Sadar.
Time: 14.00.
TV: Movistar LaLiga.
Source: La Verdad
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