The Croatian made it 1-0 from a penalty in the 89th minute that knocked down a Cádiz that only defended itself
MADRID, 21 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Sevilla stayed (1-0) in a high-voltage Andalusian derby against Cádiz this Saturday on matchday 18 of LaLiga Santander, three points that take them out of the relegation zone and which came in the 89th minute from a penalty kicked by the VAR and converted by Rakitic.
With both teams in the red zone before starting, nervousness was chewed, especially in a Seville far from its natural habitat. Thus, Jorge Sampaoli was going at a thousand revolutions on the band, sent off in the 59th minute for a protest, and Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán accompanied without pause in search of victory.
The locals carried the weight of the match, 80% possession and scoring chances. Cádiz had an attempt to find the rival goal after 20 minutes through Choco Lozano, but it was their only approach, apart from Negredo’s after conceding 1-0.
Lamela was the man for everything at Sevilla, along with Navas, in his centers, Óliver and Rakitic. The Argentine touched the shot from point-blank range after three minutes and, afterwards, Sevilla continued to dominate but without chances. Lamela here and there, the local team continued to hang around the rival area until the Argentine saw the goal in a great play by Sampaoli’s men, in an almost impossible shot.
However, the VAR annulled the goal due to Oliver being offside, although he did not touch the ball. In the restart, Sevilla pressed again, with pressure to recover in the opposite field while Sergio González’s men had no way out. The expulsion of Sampaoli caught his team so at work that it didn’t even affect him, he continued to do his thing like the almost 40,000 of Pizjuán.
Gudelj tried one of his cannon shots from a direct free kick, Loic Bade also brushed the goal and En-Nesyri and Óliver did not hit the mark against Ledesma and a yellow defense that multiplied when they smelled danger. The return of Ocampos threw more wood and, in a cross looking for the Argentine, Alejo cut the ball with his hand. The VAR warned and Hernández Hernández indicated the penalty spot.
Rakitic, with a thousand battles, did not get nervous before a Ledesma who was the best of the people from Cádiz. Sergio González brought in an ex from Sevilla like Negredo and the Madrid striker had his chance, but Cádiz left empty almost by pure logic. In the midst of the crisis, Sampaoli’s team saw the reward for those who try.
