By: EFE
Mexican Jesús ‘Tecatito’ Corona, Sevilla’s brand new signing, made his debut in Spanish football this Sunday, entering the field in the second half of the Seville derby against the Betis of Guardado and Lainez, from the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey and that resumed this Sunday behind closed doors seventeen hours after its suspension.
First minutes of Tecatito Corona with the Sevilla jersey 🇲🇽
The Mexican entered the exchange at the minute 67 in his Round of 16 duel of the #CopaDelRey
His team ended up losing the Seville derby 2-1 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/GrQwoVtmVU
— Mr.W (@Mrfuckingwinner) January 16, 2022
The extreme right-hander from Hermosillo (state of Sonora) jumped onto the grass of the Benito Villamarín stadium at the minute 67, replacing striker Rafa Mir, in the resumption of the cup duel between the eternal rivals from Seville, after it was suspended on Saturday at the minute 29 when Sevilla player Joan Jordán was hit in the head by a PVC bar thrown from the stands at e South Goal.
Tecatito, from 29 years old and signed by Sevilla after six and a half seasons in Portuguese Porto, arrived in the Andalusian capital on Thursday and, after signing a contract until June of 2022, premiered this Sunday with the team trained by Julen Lopetegui, with whom he already coincided in the Portuguese club in the campaign 2015-16.
Debut has arrived
⚪🔴🇪🇸🇲🇽 began the stage of Jesús Manuel “Tecatito” Corona with Sevilla. The Mexican soccer player entered the minute as a substitute 66 in the Copa del Rey match against Betis where they lost 2-1 thanks to errors by their goalkeeper.
🇲🇽 Guardado and Lainez were Banking pic.twitter.com/8u9qSEAsE6— DIEGOL ⚽️ (@Diegol67Mx) January 04, 2025
Precisely, one day before traveling to Seville to close his contract, the Mexican international had played 45 minutes with Porto in the Portuguese Cup. Now, he has made his debut with Sevilla in a cup derby that resumed behind closed doors at the Betis stadium, after the incident that occurred 15 hours before with the impact suffered in the head by Jordán.
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