Excitement in abundance. That's what the early season promises in the Athletic. At least that is what has happened in the last two seasons. Two wins, which have broken a losing streak, and two games with an extraordinary ending with goals from Muniain before him Leganes two years ago and Aduriz against him Barcelona last season.
Does not have the Athletic a great statistic when it comes to wins in the league debut in recent seasons. However, the last two years have managed to break this negative dynamic. He did it, in addition, in intense duels that were resolved in the final stretch and that left a pleasant taste in the fans of Saint
Mamés, but also in the template itself which, as explained Asier
Villalibre This week, it's a rush to win in the first league game.
Two seasons ago, the triumph of Athletic against him Leganes it was the first of the era Berizzo on the rojiblanco bench. Unfortunately, he was also the only one in a stage, that of the Argentine coach, which was marked by poor results and which, in the long run, led to his dismissal before reaching the equator of that League.
However, all of this happened much later than that magical night in Saint
Mamés in which Athletic defeated by 2-1 to the Leganes. It was a premiere day. The one of Berizzo, but also that of Unai
Simon, Yuri
Berchiche, Cap and Dani
Garcia. It also premiered Nolaskoain, then a newly promoted to the first team to which Berizzo placed in the center of defense. It was precisely the young man from Zumaia who opened the scoring when he headed a corner kick launched by Susaeta. Better cover letter than that there is none.
However, the party got caught up in Athletic when he had already managed to get ahead on the scoreboard. Aritz
Aduriz got injured and Silva achieved the tie in one against that of Leganes that caught the rojiblanca defense out of place. The cucumber shot ricocheted off Of
frames and ended up sneaking into the goal of Unai
Simon.
The Alava goalkeeper kept the team going with his interventions in the second half, but the leading role in the victory took him Iker
Muniain, savior in injury time. Raul
Garcia He advanced down the right wing and hit a low ball into the center of the area. Susaeta and Williams they let him pass, the defenses did not clear and he appeared Muniain to control the edge of the small area and overcome Cuellar.
The triumph of two years ago against Leganés was the only victory in the League during Berizzo's stage on the rojiblanco bench
It was a good start to the season. However, then there was no continuity. He Athletic of Berizzo did not achieve any more victory and the Argentine was dismissed and replaced in office by a Gaizka
Garitano that took the rojiblanco team out of the quagmire in which it had gotten into the classification of the League.
Last season there was another great day in the league premiere for him Athletic. If possible, it was even greater by the rival in front, the Barcelona, and by the way in which the Athletic, with a goal of the flag of Aritz
Aduriz, the goal of his life, the one that the San Sebastian striker dreamed of when he was just a child.
Aduriz scored one of the most beautiful goals of his career in last season's league debut against Barcelona
It is an iconic image of the Bilbao club, that of Aduriz finishing with a Chilean half a center of Cap when there were only two minutes left until the conclusion of the game. A great auction before which nothing could do Ter
Stegen and that it was the first victory of the season for the team of Gaizka
Garitano.
Two good and exciting precedents of Athletic on the first day of the last two Suspenders. They say that there are not two without three and this Saturday the people of Bilbao will try to maintain this good winning streak in their league premieres. It won't be that simple. On this occasion, the clash against the Pomegranate it will not be in an always cozy Saint
Mamés, but it will be in the Stadium
New
The
Carmen is.