Marcos Acuña’s injury in Vallecas caused a movement of pieces that led to in José Ángel Carmona’s debut as a right-back for Sevilla’s first team. The youth squad, who can act in that position and as a central defender, was far from out of tune in defense and scored one of the offensive plays at the end of the game by overflowing, enter the area and put a ball at the feet of Rafa Mir that would later lead to a penalty. Martínez Munuera pointed it out, but the VAR rectified him with much controversy.
That penalty and his subsequent conversion would have been a finishing touch for José Ángel’s debut, who had been called up to the first team 13 times before finally being able to play his first minutes. “I had been preparing for this moment for a long time, so at that moment I felt ready and very keen to play,” said the 20-year-old defender after making his debut.
A native of the Sevillian town of El Viso del Alcor, Carmona was one of Sevilla’s appearances in the past preseason, when he played and scored a tremendous match against PSG in a friendly in the Portuguese Algarve. Lopetegui had him among those who trained the most with the first team, but at the end of November he had to undergo surgery to undergo pubic surgery.
Jose Angel is international with the U-19 of Spain and last summer extended his relationship with Sevilla until June 2025. I’m sure Julen Lopetegui will keep calling him as long as the infirmary is full, something that will happen at least until after the national team break