“I’m sure coming to Betis is it best decision I could have taken ”, said Diego Lainez on January 15, 2019 during his presentation as a soccer player for the Sevilla team.
Came to Europe 18 years, after being Champion with the America, and labeled third signature most expensive in club history, who paid 14 million euros and a contract extended until June 2024.
They say that “illusions last until they meet reality,” and Diego faced his weeks after landing in Spain.
It was then technical Quique Setien He gave the Mexican several minutes almost immediately, and although he had some flashes, the attacker’s activity was not progressive, quite the contrary.
Diego was “verdeSetien would later accept. The truth is that with three several coaches (Setién, Rubí and now Manuel Pellegrini) and an interim, two years later Lainez is still struggling to get the ‘european dream‘.
The process of adjustment for La Liga it seemed natural, because besides being a big promise of Mexican football, it lacked Diego grow up, consolidate and above all to learn.
Well that trance in which the football player suffers, keeps a lot of games in the couch and has to work in them Silence In the case of Lainez, it took too long to earn a place.
It’s been two years at Betis, a few minutes (44 matches, 12 as holder, From goals and three assists), little publicity and so far just a glimpse of a player being called to one crack for what is shown in America and in some selections with an age limit.
Some sectors of the sports press in Mexico, agree -E ignorant To a great extent—, he tends to celebrate when Lainez makes an overflow or plays for three minutes and participates in a play prior to Betis’s goal.
This led the chronicler Christian Martinoli to iron with himFactor Lainez ‘, since the facts state that Diego in a pantano you’re trying to get out.
The week before was encouraging for the Mexican: surprisingly, he appeared as a starter in the Sevilla derby, putting in a good performance that even earned him Pellegrini’s praise.
“It is not always one against one, all of a sudden you have to lean on, cut into space, (Lainez) has improved a lot.”
And the reward for the skilled footballer was to repeat in the first ’11’, now in the Copa del Rey duel against Multivera, where he assisted and helped his team win.
Diego Lainez is 20 years old and he has the last two in the partial shade; however, he faces a stage that invites him to be the protagonist … There is no more time to lose.