Sabaly steps forward

Youssouf Sabaly you see the light at the end of the tunnel. Two months after fall injured and a month and a half after operation of a tendon tear in his left thigh, the right-handed side could be seen taking his first steps on the lawn of the Ciudad Deportiva del Betis. Antonio Cordón, sports director, received him with joy. Although still weeks left so it can reappear.

Your recovery was encrypted in about four months, with what the normal thing is that it was already for December. Pellegrini, for the moment, awaits him like May water because neither of the two right-backs he has has convinced him so far. Montoya has alternated lights with shadows and Bellerín leaves questions especially in his defensive performance.

Waiting for your incorporation to the group, and especially if it occurs in December or before, Sabaly conserva many options to go to the African Cup with Senegal, during the next month of January. The tournament, which was not held last year due to the pandemic, will take place in Cameroon and the Senegalese are seeded in a group with Zimbabwe, Guinea and Malawi.

The right-handed side, 28 years old, arrived from Girondins de Bordeaux and signed with Betis until 2026, so he has plenty of time to confirm the virtues that brought him to Heliopolis and that he was aiming in preseason before injuring himself.