Tecatito Corona arrived in Nervión and took the shirt with number nine. A complete declaration of intent that was reflected on the pitch from his first games as a Sevilla player. He had a few minutes in the controversial cup derby, had the option of unbalancing the tables in the league match against Valencia and was the offensive protagonist of his team against Celta de Vigo. Its express adaptation is a reality. There is no time for another option and Julen Lopetegui celebrates it, aware of the weight he needs from his player in the face of the handful of casualties he continues to have in his squad at a key moment of the season. At the moment he signed 110 minutes in a very special week for him, although in Nervión they already expect more of his role for the second part of the course.
The Mexican admitted upon arrival that one of his challenges is to find more goals. He was never a goalscorer, but Lopetegui’s confidence in his punch and his desire to turn his version of the game around give hope. Sevilla needs him, who without En-Nesyri, Suso and Lamela lost numerous resources when it came to hitting the rival goal. Against Celta, in his first start, Tecatito left details of knowing how to function within the area and not doubting when it comes to being vertical. His position, with freedom from the sides, is another challenge for Lopetegui’s variable puzzle.
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If Tecatito arrived to solve part of this Sevilla’s goal need, Lopetegui also expects more weapons. Names follow one another as ways to reach Nervión and make a difference in attack, with Martial still in many pools, but for now the calendar insists on the rush so that the coach’s wishes have a response in Monchi. Waiting for more guests to join Lopetegui’s plan, Tecatito responds with satisfaction to the first premises of his arrival. Although all parties hope that his number nine will also begin to leave numbers that invite hope.