He Sevilla FC He is having his second training session of the week after the team’s defeat in Butarque. Pimienta’s men have two weeks ahead of them to recover their feelings and try to get the three points at home against Rayo Vallecano next November 24th. These are half-paced days in the sports city, since there are eight players absent after being called up by their national team, in addition to the six injured who are not working with the group (Carmona, Suso, Saúl, Nyland, Idumbo and Ejuke). Captain Jesús Navas did not train on the pitch that Tuesday either, the one who was there was Peque, who was absent yesterday to receive the 2023-24 Second Division Zarra Award.
To balance these absences, Pimienta has brought in players from the quarry to complete the training. On this occasion, they have been Mateo Mejía, Alexis Ciria, Miguel Sierra and Leo Mascaró. The reserve team striker has returned to work with the first team and has shown great complicity with Xavi García Pimienta, who can see in him the solution to his goal-scoring problem. Neither Isaac nor Iheanacho have made their debut as scorers in LaLiga, although the Nigerian does have a double in the Copa del Rey.
Mateo and Pimienta, during training in the sports city
The Zaragoza native has only played ten minutes with the Sevilla jersey, but they were decisive for the future of the team. And the youth player made his debut in the final stretch of the match against Athletic in San Mamés and caused the expulsion of Julen Agirrezabala in the 82nd minute. The goalkeeper knocked down the Sevilla forward in the area and saw a straight red card, so Mexican Alejandro Padilla had to enter, the protagonist of an unfortunate action shortly after. Ejuke overflowed from the left, entered the area and from the baseline sent the cross to Mejía, who was ready to push it, but before that Unai Núñez’s head appeared, the crossbar and bad luck for the goalkeeper, who bounced and ended up inside his own door.
Pimienta is not very fond of putting responsibility on young players, but it would not be surprising if he pulled Mateo Mejia for the match against Rayo and try it as an alternative even if it is not a start. The youth player knows that it is a key moment to vindicate himself and is working so that, as IdumboSevilla makes a place for him in the first team.
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