He passed the procedure with solvency Real Betis in Almendralejo against CD Gévora (1-6). The green and white team won this round of the 1/64 final of the Copa del Rey comfortably against a rival that could do little to bridge a gap of six categories. Altimira, Assane Diao and Cédric Bakambu scored the winning goals in a duel that left the premiere of Jesus Rodriguez with the first team of the ‘Thirteen Bars’. With the match resolved, the young pearl of Luis del Sol left glimpses of his imbalance from the right wing, bringing to the memory of many the name of Joaquín Sánchez, the green and white legend. In his first participation he left a great assist for the fourth goal of the game. For his part, the young Carlos Guirao He was the other big name of the night, after taking to the field and becoming the second debutant of the night.
ran minute 60′ in the bright With the score secured, Manuel Pellegrini decided to dose his men and began to shake the tree. In a carousel of changes where Johnny Cardoso and Romain Perraud came on instead of Sabaly and Sergi Altimira, the third to appear on the pitch was Jesús Rodríguez, to the detriment of Assane Diao, as captured by the companion of ‘El Mira’ Salvador López. After having warmed up during the intermission of the duel, the Betic jewel received the last instructions from Fernando, the former Betic attacker and member of the coaching staff, before jumping onto the field of play.
In the preview of the match, the Betic goalkeeper Adrian San Miguel He exercised his leadership and brought out his experience in the preview of the match with the three youth players who made their debut in a cup call. In this sense, the cameras Sports STADIUM they captured Mateo Flores, Carlos Guirao and Jesús Rodríguez listening carefully to the advice of the voice of experience.
Guirao, another newcomer to the list
The long-awaited debut of Jesús Rodríguez with the green and white first team was not the only one of the night. In this sense, Carlos Guirao He also won an award in his first call-up with Real Betis. Past the 80th minute of the match, The young midfielder replaced Mateo Flores on the mat and made his debut in an official match. He did it alongside Johnny Cardoso, although from the right-handed profile.
With these two, there are already 15 homegrown players who have debuted under the orders of the Chilean coach. He joins a list of players that exceeds ten in Pellegrini’s fifth season at the helm of the Betic bench. They already did it before Calderón, Rodri, Fran Delgado, Kike Hermoso, Akoukou, Sorroche, Pablo Busto, Félix Garreta, Dani Pérez, Fran Vieites, Visus y Juan Cruz.