The Seville of George Sampaoli they lost 2-1 this Saturday against Girona and there is growing concern about the move away from the relegation zone. The Argentine team Marcos Acuña, Gonzalo Montiel and Erik Lamela He had started out winning, but they flipped that.

Girona were superior and confirmed their extraordinary and exciting dynamics with a prestigious win which helps them steer clear of relegation before finishing the first round against Villarreal and Barcelona. While on the other side, gray and defensive Sevilla fell again and could fire this seventeenth matchday in relegation places.

Thirteen minutes into Valentín Pizarro Gómez’s match, Ivorian-born Frenchman Tanguy Nianzou opened the scoring with a header. Sevilla were thrilled to have secured a back-to-back win after having just beaten Getafe 2-1, but the joy was short-lived.

Those led by Miguel Ángel Sánchez were left with victory with a South American flavour. The Uruguayan received a cross from Tony Villa in the 46th minute and was the first to score an equaliser. At 36, the striker is Girona’s top scorer so far this season and has amassed five goalscoring cries.

Then the Venezuelan Yangel Herrera had an exquisite definition, he stung Bono who was unable to block the shot and made it 2-1 which allowed him to keep the victory. Despite pressure from the flanks, Sevilla found themselves cornered by Girona and failed to score again.

The three Argentines who make up the Sampa team toured the 17th round of the Spanish tournament even if they weren’t able to celebrate with victory. El Huevo Acuña was there from the start and received a yellow card. Cachete Montiel came in at 65 for Loic Bade and Coco Lamela came in for Fernando. With just three games won this season, they continue to sink into the abyss and level Cadiz on points, who are in the bottom three.

Although there are still 21 dates to go, Sevilla need to add wins in their next matches to avoid relegation. His next crossing will be on Saturday the 21st against Cadiz and he will try to revive…