Edgar’s disappearance from Manuel Pellegrini’s plans is a matter of difficult explanation. The Catalan defender has gone from being the most used center-back in the middle of the season to not having minutes since last March 13, when he left to lose time in injury time in the duel against Athletic.
The strangeness increased after the game against Getafe from last Monday. Pellegrini introduced numerous rotations in the eleven, although Édgar was not among them. The fact is that the Chilean did not even count on him as one of the five changes he could make. In fact, Betis only sold out four of them.
Édgar has not started in the League since Levante-Betis, a duel in which he scored a goal and which took place on February 13. His last start appearance with the green and white shirt took place a month later, in the first leg of the Europa League round of 16 against Eintracht. At that time he signed his renewal until 2025. Now, Edgar has fallen into ostracism.