MADRID, 29 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Athletic Club added its second victory in the 2022-2023 season in LaLiga Santander by clearly and authoritatively prevailing this Monday by 0-4 at the Nuevo Mirandilla against Cádiz, in a match corresponding to the third day of the domestic championship.
There was not much history in the Cadista fiefdom, where the local team was practically overwhelmed from minute 1 and added their third day without adding and not scoring either, the product of a lot of offensive ineffectiveness against a rival that, on the contrary, continues without conceding a goal at this start of the campaign.
Ernesto Valverde’s men, supported by the Williams brothers, almost always controlled a game where the chances were in the first 45 minutes as visitors and almost always with ‘help’ from Cadiz.
Ledesma had to intervene to stop a header from Negredo towards his goal, although he later failed to leave a free ball to Iñaki Williams that he was unable to take advantage of. Another mistake by Fali almost gave the oldest of the Williams a good chance, who did not spare one more in a bad pass from Arzamendia to Fali to dribble past the local goalkeeper and make it 0-1.
The ‘Leones’ did not loosen up and even had a very clear chance for the 0-2, but Iñaki Williams ran into Ledesma in a penalty signaled by the hand of ‘Pacha’ Espino. A shot close to the post by Lekue was the visitors’ last chance before the break.
After this, Sergio González tried to correct the mistakes of his team and there was a certain hint of improvement, reflected in a good option for Negredo who shot loosely and at the hands of Unai Simón. Iñaki Williams was injured in that first stage, but his substitute, Guruzeta, hit the first one he had to put the victory on track.
The entry of Lucas Pérez, whose future is still unknown, did not serve as a shock for the Cadiz team, which continued at the mercy of an Athletic team that kept pressing in search of more goals. Sancet saw his annulled, but not so Berenguer nor again Guruzeta, already in 93, who closed the win.