Comeback of Sevilla in the day of LaLiga

This Friday the match between Sevilla and Granada was played at the Sánchez Pizjuán for matchday 31 of LaLiga. It was a game where the locals started losing, but towards the end the Andalusians managed to win and with an advantage.

With this victory, those led by Julen Lopetegui are momentarily placed in second position with 60 points, while Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid have 57 in the absence of their respective matches this day. For its part, Real Madrid continues to lead with 69 points and this Saturday they will face Getafe at the Santiago Bernabéu.

The game began very rushed with many fouls in the first 20 minutes of the game, but at minute 23 the visitors would go ahead on the scoreboard through the Venezuelan Darwin Machís. The play started with a pass from Luis Suárez and Machís moved it until it reached the edge of the area where it finished off with a powerful right foot and sent it into the top corner.

However, at 31' Sevilla would tie the game and this time with an action that began with a center by Jesús Navas from the right and the ball fell to Diego Carlos who headed it and crossed it to the goalkeeper to send it to the bottom of the networks. In this way they would go to rest with a goal tied on the scoreboard.

The beginning of the second half was similar to that of the first half, since fouls abounded by both teams, but at minute 65 the locals would go ahead through Lucas Ocampos. The play came from a cross that fell to Jesús Corona while he was in the area, he seemed offside, but he gave it to Ocampos who scored the 2-1.

The Argentine's play was dribbling the goalkeeper, but the referee reviewed the possible offside in the VAR, which in the end ended up validating the goal of the Andalusians. After the goal, Lopetegui was in charge of putting in the substitutes.

At minute 75, there was an action that ended in a goal by Rafa Mir who launched a powerful shot from outside the area, but he had previously hit a Granada player with his elbow and the referee, after reviewing the VAR, gave the yellow card to the player. Sevilla player and annulled the third goal of the locals.

The last quarter of an hour would also be quite fortuitous with various fouls and yellow cards, until at 87' Granada tied the game momentarily. Luis Milla would take a corner into the area and Víctor Díaz would head powerfully to the center of the goal and down. 2-2 and nothing to do for goalkeeper Bono.

Everything seemed to be on that score, but the referee added nine minutes for all the interruptions and changes. At 90+2' there was a play with a center into the Granada area where Iván Rakitic headed in, sending an assist to Rafa Mir who finished off from the right to score the partial 3-2.

The fourth and last goal for the locals would come at minute 90+9' with a great play down the right wing where Oliver Torres received a pass entering the area and sent a low cross for Alejandro “Papu” Gómez to push the ball to the bottom of the networks. 4-2 was the final score.

After this day there would be only seven left (21 points to be played), if Real Madrid wins this Saturday they would reach 72 points (12 above Sevilla). Precisely, next Sunday, April 17, the Andalusians will face the leaders of LaLiga at the Sánchez Pizjuán, where the 'merengue' team can deal a definitive blow to the tournament.