“I’m sure coming to Betis is the best decision that I could have taken, “Diego Lainez declared on January 15, 2019 during his presentation as a footballer for the Sevilla team.
He came to Europe with 18 years, After being champion with the America, And with the label of third signing most expensive in club history, which paid off 14 million of euros and extended a contract to him until June 2024.
They say that “illusions last until they run into reality,” and Diego was faced with his weeks after landing in Spain.
The technical then Quique Setién gave the Mexican a few minutes almost immediately, and despite having a few sparks, the striker’s activity was not progressive, quite the opposite.
Diego was “green“, I would accept time later Setión. The truth is that with 3 different coaches (Setién, Rubí and now Manuel Pellegrini) and an interim, two years later Lainez still struggles to conquer the ‘European dream‘.
The process of adaptation in La Liga it seemed a natural thing, because beyond being a great promise of Mexican football, Diego lacked to mature, consolidate and above all to learn.
However, this trance in which the footballer suffers, Endures many matches in the bench and has to work on silence to earn a place, it has become too long in the case of Lainez.
It’s been two years at Betis, just a few minutes (44 parties, 12 as a holder, From goals and 3 assistance), little prominence and so far only sparks from a player who is called to be one crack for that shown in America and in some selections with age limit.
Some sectors of the sports press in Mexico, consenting —E ignorant to a large extent-, usually celebrates when Lainez makes an overflow or plays three minutes and participates in a play previous to the goal of the Betis.
This led to the chronicler Christian Martinoli to ironize with the ‘Wool Factorz ‘, as the facts determine that Diego has lived in a swamp what he is trying to get out of.
The previous week was hopeful for the Mexican: surprisingly he appeared as a starter in the derby in Seville and fulfilled a good performance that even earned him the praise of Pellegrini.
“It’s not always one on one, all of a sudden you have to lean on, bite into space, in that (Lainez) has improved a lot.”
And the reward for the skilled footballer was to repeat in the initial ’11 ‘, now in the duel of the Copa del Rey against Multivera, where he gave an assist and collaborated with the victory of his.
Diego Lainez is 20 years old and has lived the last two in the penumbra; but, he is faced with a stage that invites him to be the protagonist … There is no more time to lose.