Manuel Pellegriniwho was recently renewed as coach of Real Betis until 2027, won the derby for the first time as coach of the green and white team at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. The score 0-2 with which Petikos sealed the victory in the maximum duel … The rivalry thanks to goals from Fornals and Altimira breaks a negative streak since 3-5 in January 2018, when Heliopolitan’s last victory in Nervion was dated.
Now Pellegrini has achieved his first victory as a Betic player at Sevilla Stadium. He did it twice in Villamarin. And in the round of 16 of the King’s Cup in January 2022, with a score of 2-1, and also in the second round duel of last season, with a score of 2-1.
Betis’ previous results with Pellegrini at Nervion were 1-0 defeats in 2020-21 and 2-1 in 21-22, 0-0 and 1-1 draws in the following seasons and a 1-0 stumble in the last season.
Now this chain has been broken and Betis has been able to celebrate the victory in the fiefdom of its eternal rival, which keeps it in fifth place with 24 points, seven points behind Atletico Madrid.
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