Little positive news can be obtained from Real Betis’ tough defeat against Valencia. However, there was a footballer who put a ray of light in the green and white debacle. Manuel Pellegrini gave Carlos Guirao his debut in LaLiga and the Madrid native responded with a hopeful performancepresenting itself as a reliable alternative in a midfield plagued by casualties. In fact, it is not expected that the ‘Engineer’ will be able to recover this week Johnny Cardosothe last of their midfielders to be injured, nor to Pablo Fornalswhich given its versatility was destined to delay its position to become the emergency solution. Two absences that are added to the usual ones of Marc Roca and William Carvalho to leave the engine room in frame.
With this panorama, the Heliopolitan team appeared at Mestalla with Sergi Altimira as the only specific midfielder of the first team, which made the Chilean coach pull the reserve team to call up Mateo Floreswho already played against Osasuna or against Celje in the Conference League, and the aforementioned Guirao, who He had enjoyed a few minutes in the Copa del Rey against the modest CD Gévora, although he experienced his true test of fire against the Che team.
Pellegrini initially opted for the player on loan from Leganés, a fixture in Arzu’s plans at Betis Deportivoand their response was more than positive, especially in a first half in which Betis did more merits than their rival and were able to be ahead in the market at half-time. The young 21-year-old midfielder He showed nerve and personality to ask for the ball and sought to be vertical every time he had the chance, leaving flashes of quality and also applying pressure.
The final score of 4-2 made his debut bitter, after the grotesque first 10 minutes of the second half, which led to him being replaced by Lo Celso. But the one who was also a Móstoles player will never forget his debut in the First Division and promises to put all his effort into continuing to have Pellegrini’s trust, which would lead the La Palmera entity to pay the million euros that was agreed as a purchase option to keep his rights at the end of the season.
His goal: “Grow and help the team”
“I had the opportunity to fulfill a dream by making my debut in LaLiga against a great rival like Valencia. Although the result was not what we expected, I am grateful for this experience and determined to continue working hard to grow and help the team.“Guirao said on his social networks, receiving congratulations from his teammate Mateo Flores, among others. This coming Thursday, against Mlada Boleslav, he may once again have the opportunity to continue taking steps in the elite, in a decisive match for the green and white interests in the Conference League.