MADRID, 18 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Levante beat Sporting de Gijón (1-2) this Sunday in the first round of LaLiga Hypermotion, where Almería tied (2-2) in their visit to Racing de Santander and Elche lost (0-1) against Huesca.
The ‘granota’ team, this season with Julián Calero at the helm, left great impressions at the start of the project that they hope will be the one that will return them to the First Division. Despite the absences and a squad still very much aware of the transfer market, Levante went 0-2 up with goals from Carlos Álvarez and Kochorashvili in the first half.
Sporting, always led by Jonathan Dubasin, managed to close the gap but were unable to complete the comeback, also pending to strengthen a squad that hopes to be part of the long fight for the promotion zone.
Meanwhile, another a priori contender like Almería, recently relegated, could not beat Racing Santander. Rubi’s men, the Andalusians’ coach, reacted to a 2-0 deficit in the first half hour, and Ramazani and Luis Suárez at least changed the taste in the visitors’ mouths at El Sardinero.
On the other hand, Elche also failed from the start and in a bitter way with Miguel Loureiro’s 0-1 in the 87th minute at the Martínez Valero. The debut of Eder Sarabia as a franjiverde coach showed a team that was very half-hearted and lacked depth in attack.
In addition, Burgos began by demonstrating its already traditional strength at El Plantío with a resounding victory (3-1) over Cartagena. The Castilian team, which last season was close to the playoffs, won with goals from Fer Niño, Ojeda and Curro Sánchez, in the first match refereed by a woman, Marta Huerta de Aza, in the Second Division.