Sevilla’s Julen Lopetegui fuming against Real Betis claims We didn’t exaggerate the fan attack

Seville Coach Julen Lopetegui has released a statement that his team exaggerated the midfielder’s condition Joan Jordan – who is hit by a pole in their Copa del Rey derby with Real Betis on Saturday – to try to pause the game.

The match in the round of 16 was halted in the 39th minute, right after the midfielder Nabil Fekir scored to help Betis level the score at 1-1, when Jordan was thrown by an object from the stands.

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After a long delay, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) announced that the match had been cancelled.

It was finally completed a day later on Sunday behind closed doors – in Jordan’s absence for medical advice – as Betis won 2-1 thanks to the midfielder’s second-half goal Sergio Canales to advance to the quarterfinals.

Player Betis Victor Camarasa, Cristian Tello and Juan Miranda all announced on saturday that Sevilla had wanted to increase the possibility of the match being paused, with Camarasa tweeting “we all heard their coach [Lopetegui] encouraged him to ‘feel dizzy and throw himself to the floor.’

Lopetegui has denied the Betis players’ claims, calling to focus on Jordan’s health.

Lopetegui said in a post-match press conference: “Putting the focus where it shouldn’t seem entirely blameworthy to me.

“The focus needs to be on Joan Jordan, who is at home, who can’t compete today. He went to the hospital. [on Saturday night] with high blood pressure. He has a head injury, and he feels dizzy. “

“I’m really to blame when colleagues make comments like this. It really bothers me.

“Or condemn [the pole being thrown] or not. Joan is not on the field today. He didn’t throw the pole and didn’t pause the game either. That’s reality. “

Betis coach Manuel Pellegrini said he was also not satisfied with the way the situation was handled.

“I’m happy to be in the ring but also feel bitter. I think a lot of harm has been done by an idiot,” he said. “I don’t know if a plastic pipe can cause that much damage, but there must be an investigation. Football has been damaged a lot.

“In other cases, matches have not been suspended in these cases. Had things been better managed, the match could have been played with fans in the stands.”