Iheanacho scores again a year later

He Sevilla FC has debuted in the King’s Cup with a resounding 0-3 victory against Las Rozas. A match in which García Pimienta opted to introduce several players into the starting eleven who had not had many minutes in LaLiga.

One of the most prominent names in this match has been Iheanacho. The forward was not going through his best sporting moment, since since he joined the Sevilla team he has not shown the expected level. The Sevilla coach has only had him in five league games, although he gave him the opportunity again in the Copa del Rey. In the first half he did not create danger in the rival area and doubts regarding the player’s level came to the fore again. However, in the second part debuted as a scorer with the Sevilla elastic. It took the attacker more than a year to find the goal again. The last precedent is found on August 9, 2023 when he was still a Leicester City player and played in the League Cup against Burton Albion.

The first goal came after a center back from Juanlu that ended up in the Nigerian’s boots. He only had to push the ball so that it ended up in Herrero’s goal. A play that gave him a lot of confidence to continue looking for the second goal. And in the 78th minute came the Sevilla player’s second goal after Herrero’s rebound after Peque’s shot. A double that Iheanacho had not achieved since 2021 when Leicester City faced West Ham.

Although the goals were not very striking and he scored them against a Third RFEF team, it will give him confidence for the following LaLiga matches. Iheanacho has become the third striker to score this season for Sevilla after goals from Ejuke and Lukebakio. However, the one that has not yet been released has been Isaac.