With their third goalkeeper (in the absence of Claudio Bravo and Rui Silva), the Verdiblancos won 1-0 and extended their unbeaten streak to 13. In Italy, Alexis Sánchez did not participate in the draw of Inter against Juventus.
After a complex start to the season, the Real Bétis Balompié He found the tone and leaves good feelings. This Sunday he added a new victory for La Liga. At the Benito Villamarín stadium, their stronghold, the Verdiblancos beat Unión Deportiva Las Palmas 1-0, in the duel which closed the day of Sunday the 14th.
The duel came later revealing statements by Manuel Pellegrini, which closed the door to any suggestion of rapprochement with the Chilean team, in search of a new coach after the departure of Eduardo Berizzo. The Engineer, focused on the Betic squad, could not count on his star archers. Claudio Bravo is still ruled out with a hamstring injury in his left leg. while Rui Silva was also absent. So, Francisco Vieites, the third scorer of the team, who participated in the derby against Sevilla, repeated. In the long run, that was the number.
Although he took the reins of the meeting, The difference was minimal on the scoreboard, which left an open panorama. Betis had two clear chances before the score opened. Isco and Chadi Riad were close to scoring. However, the 1-0 score had to wait 19 minutes, when Willian José scored against the opposition goal. The former Real Sociedad took advantage of an intervention by goalkeeper Valles against an action by Isco.
In the first half, the Engineer’s team had less possession than their rival, but got closer to the opponent’s area. The problem is that he did not take advantage of this factor to arrive more calmly at the complement. With just one goal in their pocket, Beticos suffered more than necessary as Las Palmas went on the attack by setting up in the opposite field. In this sense, Vieites’ performance became more important, as he responded effectively every time he was called upon.
Suffering more than necessary, especially in the final stretch, Betis won a new victory which allows them to maintain a long streak of invincibility. They have gone 13 straight games without losing. The last defeat dates back to September 21, 1-0 against Scottish Rangers, in the Europa League. A little over two months. Pellegrini and company reach 24 points and rank seventh in the standings, in line with Athletic Bilbao, on the edge of the qualifying zone for the European Cups.
Inter tied without Alexis
Alexis Sánchez was left out of one of the most important matches in Serie A. Inter visited Juventus without the Chilean team in the squad. He was ruled out due to a sprained ankle, according to what the coach said. nerazzurri Simone Inzaghi. In Turin, the two powers of Calcium They drew 1-1.
The goals came in the second half. In the 27th minute, Serbian Dusan Vlahovic opened the scoring for Vecchia Signora. In the 33rd minute, the Interists equalized thanks to Lautaro Martínez, with a shot after an assist from Marcus Thuram. The result allows the Lombard team to maintain the lead in the standings with 32 points after 13 days, two points more than Juventus, their second team. The podium is completed by Milan, with 26.
The question now is whether Alexis Sánchez will be available for the Champions League match against Benfica, in Portugal, which is played on Wednesday.
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