Matias Almeida Next Sunday will lead to Seville In his first derby as coach of Nervionense. The Argentine coach arrived at the club last summer with help Antonio Cordon He signed a contract to join the white and red club … For three seasons. Then his second phase at the club began, where he had previously been part of the team as a footballer and then had his first taste of what a city derby was like.
Almeida was linked to Sevilla for only one season as a footballer. He wore the Nervionense club shirt during Campaign 96-97an unfortunate memory for Sevilla fans since the team ended up relegated. During that session, “Pelado” participated. 28 official meetings Among them is one of Derbian League matches, those played at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium.
Matias Almeida was among the starting lineup chosen by Jose Antonio Camacho to face this duel, which took place on… December 22, 1996. The Argentine was part of Sevilla’s midfield alongside Marcos, Prosinecki and Rafael Paz, and was clearly outclassed by Lorenzo Serra Ferrer’s Betic side. So much so that the result was in the end 0-3 with Alexis Trujillo, Olías and Alfonso As green and white scorers.
It has been almost 29 years since that only derby that Almeida played on the field, in which he did not participate in Benito Villamarin (3-3). However, the fact that the memory of that precedent is still fresh fuels the inner fire for Almeida who indicated in the pre-derby press conference on Sunday that… “These are matches that will remain in history.” and? “I would like to play five minutes in that rematch.”. “It’s been 30 years since that happened… I accept life as it is, I have no thorns, nothing. I live day by day, what happens, happens. That was 30 years ago, and a lot of good things have happened to me since then. I am the coach, this is not my game, I want my players to be at the required level and I also want to give the right instructions to win the derby. He also commented, “I don’t think about it myself.”
In addition to the Seville derby, As a coach and as a player, Almeida played in many of the world’s most exciting derbies. A River Plate fan, he always showed his more emotional side in the Super Clásico matches against Boca Juniors during his time as player-coach of Buenos Aires. Likewise, as a footballer, he played derbies in Milan (for Inter), Roma (for Lazio) and as a coach, he also faced great rivalries in Mexico and Athens.