Seville: Almeyda’s first final

At the moment the situation is not serious, although the points cushion for relegation is shrinking every day. The mid-tier of La Liga continues to give the Sevilla team the opportunity to determine where they stand this season. A relief for his trainer, who already showed some signs of exhaustion when the rope began to tighten.

However, if there is one thing Almeyda is used to, it is pressure, and perhaps not the Spanish protocols and measuring instruments. His remarks on the incidents of Sevillian derby They persecute him and these kinds of details are what can destabilize a technician who fell on his feet in Seville. Nothing that cannot be solved with two victories or, at least, by obtaining four of the next nine points.

The assault on the Bernabéu is now a utopia, but the previous clashes concern Valencia today and next week Oviedo’s visit to Nervión. Two affordable rivals, from the red and white league, from which they must make the most of. The loss of points is so pressing in Seville that there was I’m looking forward to the tie. It is not for nothing that Almeyda’s team only managed to draw one match, on the fourth day against Elche at the Sánchez-Pizjuán.

THE defeat against Betis It still stings, not only because of the three points lost, but also because of the (now) appalling evidence both projects currently find themselves in. Sevillismo needs joy and what better than the month of December for the Sevilla team to give their team a gift.

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The one who doesn’t reveal anything is the nursing department. Juanlu and Kike Salas joined the injured list, the former having to be replaced during the Cup duel in Almendralejo. While that of Morón was not able to train with the group yesterday. A problem for Almeyda, who has little room for movement to cover his left wing.

Juanlu replaced Carmona on the rightwhile Visueño’s man occupied Suazo’s position on the left. The Chilean still has time to join the group and Almeyda will have no choice but to call on the Oso youth team due to the loss of Kike Salas.

This is not the only problem facing the Sevilla coach for this match against Corberán’s team. HAS Isaac He lost two games due to the expulsion against Betis, so Almeyda only has Akor Adams for first place. Vargas, barring a miracle, is KO until 2026, like Marcao. In this way, Azpilicueta and Carmona These, it seems, are the only certainties of Seville’s defensive wall today at Mestalla. The question also arises again whether the coach will remain with the program. 4-4-2 or if, on the other hand, he will again resort to the defense of three central defenders to better consolidate the area defended by Vlachodimos.

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In front, the Sevilla FC will have a Valencia with fewer points than its rival, but with a more positive dynamic. And that comes from two draws and a win against difficult rivals: 1-1 against Betis, 1-0 against Levante and 1-1 with Rayo Vallecano. A streak that he intends to continue today against Seville.

Of course, the team is morally affected after the disastrous cup match against Cartagena. Even though they passed the round, the draw revealed the shortcomings of the group led by Corberán. The coach had to bring out his heavyweights in the second half to be able to defeat a first RFEF team, superior in play and intensity. Defeat saved her Dimitrievsky intercept a penalty three minutes from the end of overtime.

Now Valencia wants to forget the bad taste of the Cup and give everything against their team at Mestalla. a Seville that continues to define itself. Almeyda’s men are two points above their rivals, but everything indicates that both teams will be in the same boat for the rest of the season: that of achieving permanence as quickly as possible.

For the match, Carlos Corberán has, if there are no more setbacks, only one defeat: Mouctar Diakhabysince Largie Ramazani has already gone to Cartagena for the Cup and César Tárrega, who did not take the plane, went there as a precaution. The Valencian central defender will, however, be a regular in the starting XI today against Sevilla.

With these wickers, the two teams face each other in an even duel, although the Nervionenses are generally not bad during their visits to Mestalla. And in the last seven matches played in this stronghold, Sevilla has only lost once. We must not go too far, it was the defeat that cost García Pimienta his job last April.

A match marked by refereeing controversies and in which the Sevillists were able to compete. However, it’s a sin that this group has repeated too much in recent years. It will not cost Almeyda, for the moment, the dismissal a misstep at Mestalla, but that would put him in a very compromised situation, knowing that Sevilla has accumulated neither more nor less than eight defeats in fourteen games. A statistic that needs to be corrected.