Sevilla defeat Roma
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The entire Sanchez Pizjuan stadium was filled with the emotion of the moment, paying tribute to the memory of Antonio Puerta. A large banner was unfurled with an image of his face and the 'Eternal 16¿ badge.
Later, captains Nico Pareja and De Rossi laid the traditional bouquet of flowers by the corner of the South Goal, together with the player¿s son, Aitor Puerta, who made a guest appearance.
The game between Sevilla and Roma served to gauge the fitness of Berizzo¿s men, just 5 days before the vital pre-Champions League match against Istanbul. Banega and Jesus Navas returned to Nervión, along with Roma¿s Monchi, Fazio and Perotti. But the main attraction of the game was another new signing, Nolito, who went in for an injured Correa, and who, in the final stretch of the game, gave the assist for Escudero¿s first goal, culminating a good counterattack...
At the end of the 90 minutes, the Sanlúcar native scored the deciding 2-0 goal... The Bosnian Dzeko, in injury time, softened the blow with the final 2-1.
Before that, Drefel could have scored an early 0-1, but his shot hit the bar. It was the end to the tribute to Puerta. Sevilla¿s next match will be on the 16th, perhaps the most important of the season.
