Bétis beat 3-0 Atlético Palma del Rioteam of Senior Honor Divisionthis Thursday for the first round of King’s Cupin a historic match for the city of Cordoba which also presents the attraction of the presence of the local striker and former Betic player Sergio Leonin the stadium that bears his name.
Rodrigo Riquelme opened the scoring for the Betic team in the 7′ and Sergi Altimira extended the lead in the 27′.
In the 35′, Altimira stood out again with a superb left-footed pass which found Pablo García at the far post to make it 3-0.
Directed by the Chilean Manuel Pellegrini, The Sevillian team begins its journey in the Cup with the clear objective of fighting for the title. This is why they face the crossing to Palma del Río seriously and without underestimating a rival who arrives motivated and with enthusiasm.
The Palma team qualified for this instance after being vice-champion of the Andalusian Cup —lose the final against Maracena— and score 10-0 in total against Atlético Melilla in the previous phase.
Directed by Fran Sédanothe team is going through a good time: they occupy the fifth place of Group I of the Honor Division with 13 points and I won six of his last seven matches, with only one defeat against Lebrijana.
Led by an ignition Sergio Leon (13 goals in the season), Palma del Río was close to promotion Tercera RFEF in the last tournament, after reaching the Division of Honor in 2023-24 of the Primera Andaluza.
León himself, author of of so many In the current campaign he will be the main protagonist of the match: he will play in the stadium that bears his name and will face the club where he played between 2017 and 2019.
The wait in Palma del Río is total: the club has installed additional stands to reach a capacity close to the 9,000 spectatorsand tickets were sold out several days in advance.
Pellegrinifor his part, plans to perform several rotations but without abandoning his style of possession or the usual demands. The coach looks to maintain concentration and avoid defensive mistakes, and will give minutes to players with fewer shots.
In the ark will be Alvaro Valles in place of Pau López, with the veteran Adrian San Miguel as an alternative. The young people will play in defense Angel Ortiz on the right, the Swiss Ricardo Rodriguez left and center Valentin Gomez next to Diego Llorentewho is returning from a muscle injury. In the midfield, they take shape Marc Roca Yes Sergi Altimira.
The Colombian Nelson Deossathe Moroccan Sofiane Amrabatthe Argentinian Giovani Lo Celso Yes Firpo Junior They will be absent due to various physical discomforts, which reduces Betis’ rotation options.
Among the references, Aitor Ruibal He will bring experience and balance to an eleven which will also include Chimy Avila, Rodrigo Riquelme and the young player Pablo Garciawith the aim of resolving the tie without issue.
Possible training
Atlético Palma del Río: German Castillo; Chechu, Fran Cruz, Montenegro, Nacho Amo; Fran Rodríguez, Farfán; Parejo, Cano, Manu; And Sergio Leon.
Real Betis: Valles; Ortiz, Llorente, Valentine, Ricardo; Marc Roca, Altimira; Aitor Ruibal, Pablo Garcia, Riquelme; Yes Chimy Avila.
Arbitrator: José Luis Guzmán Mansilla (Andalusian Committee).
Stadium : Municipal Sergio Leon.
