Sevilla peacefully resolved their round of 16 Cup tie against Valencia, a team that arrived at Sánchez Pizjuán with eleven circumstances, without the presence of starters and with players from the subsidiary, who saw how Lopetegui's team surpassed it In all respects in a first half in which he already made his superiority clear, reflected in three goals that put Javi Gracia's team uphill on the night.
In a match with much less history than was expected between two teams that have a total of 13 titles in their showcases, the Dutch Luuk de Jong took the baton from En-Nesyri in the goal and paved the way for the Nervionense team with two goals that serve to put the ball of Sevilla in the draw for the quarter. The tall forward only took twenty minutes to put his team ahead when he finished off a corner kick from the left by Argentine Acuña with a strong header. Sevilla were on track in a tie in which they were very comfortable from the beginning. The Dutchman again, fifteen minutes later, extended the advantage of Lopetegui's team by taking advantage of the first with a strong right hand and down a center from Suso from the right that surpasses the goal Rivero. Sevilla had practically done the job without making too much effort.
The Levantines' first shot on goal came in the 36th minute, already 2-0, with a high shot from Álex Blanco. The Croatian Rakitic, the next minute, ended up leaving Valencia without the ability to react with a Vaseline over Rivero that established a 3-0 already flavored to win.
The duel was concluded at halftime and in the second half Sevilla dedicated themselves to maintaining control of the game but without stepping on the accelerator fully, thinking about the dosage of efforts in the face of the next commitments against a Valencia that tried more than in the first half but he never found the possibility of getting into the game.
(+) See the summary and the goals of the match:
DATA SHEET:
Seville: Bonus; Jesús Navas (Rekik, m.67), Koundé, Sergi Gómez, Acuña (Aleix Vidal, m.67); Joan Jordán (Idrissi, m.63), Gudelj, Rakitic; Suso (Óliver Torres, m.63), De Jong (En-Nesyri, m.85), Munir.
Valencia: Rivero; Wass, Gabriel Paulista (Esquerdo, m.53), Hugo Guillamón, Lato; Jason, Koba (Musah, m.90), Racic (Guillem Molina, m.53), Blanco; Kang In Lee, Rubén Nephew.
Goals: 1-0, M.20: De Jong. 2-0, M.33: De Jong. 3-0, M.38: Rakitic.
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (C. Madrileño). He admonished the locals Acuña (m.62), Aleix Vidal (m.80) and Munir (m.92).
Incidents: Single-game elimination of the Copa del Rey round of 16, played behind closed doors at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán stadium.