The Chilean put in a poor performance in the franjiverdes’ 4-1 loss to Athletic Bilbao. Those led by Francisco Rodríguez accumulate only one point in the first five LaLiga dates.
Enzo Roco is not having a good time on Spanish soil. During the current matchday, Elche, with the national defender as starter, fell 4-1 to Athletic Bilbao and remained at the bottom of the table.
The defender was one of the protagonists of the duel disputed at the Martínez Valero stadium, only for worse. He committed a penalty, made a serious error on one of the visiting team’s goals and was cautioned, all in one go, since he was substituted at the start of the supplement.
The Basques attacked from the first whistle. After an unlucky game, Nicolás Fernández Mercau scored an own goal after a cross from Alex Berenguer. In 9 minutes, the Argentine defender led an unpleasant day for the defensive back of Elche.
Six minutes later, Roco’s hell was about to begin. The native of Ovalle committed a foul in the local area and, after being examined in the VAR, judge Mario Melero López determined the maximum penalty. Oihan Sancet stretched the figures 12 steps.
Athletic were comfortable on the pitch. On the other hand, Elche did not find answers to get out of the lethargy. At 22′, Nicholas Williams made a great personal coup and scored a superb goal. He was already beaten.
Towards the end of the first half, Berenguer took advantage of a very serious mistake by Roco, who due to poor coordination failed to clear the ball, and put the fourth . In 44′, the numbers have swelled again. In addition, the students of Francisco Rodríguez managed to discount to catch up with a hard gain thanks to Ezequiel Ponce (59 ‘).
sleeping boot
The defender and his team started the Spanish championship badly. With this result, the Franjiverde team collected their second consecutive victory, after losing 4-0 against Villarreal on the last day. A draw, four defeats, two goals for and 13 against are the terrible numbers left by the people of Elche in their first five games in the competition.
After that loss, Elche stagnated with a point in nineteenth place in La Liga, beating only Cádiz de Tomás Alarcón, who did not add any units. The next challenge for the Elche side comes on Saturday, September 17, when they visit second-placed Barcelona on 13 points.
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Source: Latercera
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