Mudo Vázquez, a goodbye bullfighter

Franco El Mudo Vázquez lives a few silent last days in the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, This year, the Argentine midfielder has collected supporters and haters in almost equal parts. On Sunday against Alavés there will still be no public in the stands of Nervión, but it is very possible that Lopetegui will grant the Cordoba footballer a few last minutes with the red and white jacket, perhaps as a starter.

The legion of Mudistas would certainly appreciate it that, despite a season in which he has hardly given away a piece of his quality, they continue and they will continue to remain within sevillismo. Wish of Jorge Sampaoli, Mudo arrived at Sevilla in the summer of 2016 from Palermo, where he had curdled several notable seasons as a very offensive midfielder, almost a forward.

At 32 years old, a return to Italy (a country whose nationality he owns, along with Argentina) seems the most likely destination for the Tanti footballer. In Nervión he will leave almost 200 official games during these five years (197, 198 if he plays on Sunday), in which he has achieved 26 goals and 18 assists.

A discreet contribution, taking into account that he has always played inside, extreme (minus) or even intermittent times as second striker, A position in which magnificent moments and goals are remembered, such as the one he made against Betis two seasons ago from outside the area or the one he achieved a few weeks ago, as a spur, to consolidate a victory against Elche.

Heels, pipes, passes looking at the stretcher and in slow motion … Mudo Vázquez's bullfighting will remain forever in the collective memory of the Sevilla fans, part of which, however, consider that the footballer has passed through Sánchez-Pizjuán with more pain than glory. Next week, the club will pay tribute to him and all those leaving this coming summer, including also Czech goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik.