Sevilla FC received Elche for the opening match of the 24th day of La Liga with the aim of getting closer to Real Madrid in the standings. In the event of victory, the Andalusians could return to just three points from the White House. As for the Franjiverdes, they were keen to get a result to get away from the red zone, 7 points before this meeting.
The Blanquirrojos finally won at home (2-0). Argentinian attacking midfielder Papu Gomez waited for the second half to open the scoring (1-0, 70th), before his attacking teammate Rafa Mir doubled the lead on an assist from Anthony Martial for his second appearance in Spain (2 -0.75e). With this success, Julen Lopetegui’s men are only three behind Merengues, who will travel to Villarreal on Saturday afternoon.
