SEVILLA 2 – ALAVÉS 2 I Rakitic calms the perfect storm in Alavés in discount

Ivan Rakitic’s goal in the discount rescued the tie for a Sevilla that succumbed to this reborn and giant-killing Alavés, that resisted victorious throughout the rainy second half and almost lost the three points during an insane stretch, with the locals to an open grave in the rival area. After a start of grief, the babazorro team has taken a run with three victories and two draws, these at the Camp Nou and in Nervión, first to score in red-and-white terrain this season. Still relieved by that last goal, Sevilla loses steam and trembles for Tuesday’s crucial Champions match against Wolfsburg, because He woke up with Lamela and Delaney injured and during the game Suso had to be withdrawn.

Laguardia’s header at the exit of a corner put the visiting team ahead (0-1) very soon, in five minutes. Brave Alavés at the exit of the rival ball and sober in the middle block, a Sevilla with the almost unpublished Idrissi as a great novelty, he hardly disturbed his rival except from the right, with Montiel precise in its depth. As in the derby, the Argentine side achieves that for the moment Navas is not missed in attack and from his boots came the first great occasion from Nervion, a high heel from Rafa Mir that just went away, and also the 1-1 of Ocampos (37 ‘), born at the beginning of the play of a great inside pass by Óliver Torres. It seemed that the locals, who were already combining with ease, would take command of the party, but it began to rain …

Nervión was already flooded when the VAR and Joselu put an unexpected end to the first half. Lack of Koundé, hand of Ocampos in the barrier and notice to Muñiz Ruiz from the video arbitration so that The Galician striker will leave Alavés ahead from the penalty spot just before facing the dressing room (1-2, 51 ‘+).

Edgar stroked 1-3 after a great play by Luis Rioja and Pacheco saved the tie with a point-blank header from Diego Carlos. The water flooded the grass and already played a fundamental role, as in a center after galloping by Ocampos who was stranded when Rafa Mir was going to finish him off. Again Edgar and again the second post almost gave Alavés the third, but Who really dripped danger, not too much but very evident, was Sevilla. Very frank the auctions of Ocampos, Diego Carlos and Rakitic, the last two well stopped by Pacheco. Nothing could do the Madrid goalkeeper before Koundé’s faith and Rakitic’s jumbled but tight shot (2-2, 92 ‘), but the Alava goalkeeper did save at least the one matched in a point-blank header from Munir in which scoring technology was missed, because no one will ever know if that ball ended up going in.