He Celta Vigo achieved a narrow but important victory against Olympique de Lyon, this Saturday, July 29, at the Balaídos stadium, located in the city of Vigo. With the participation of the Peruvian Renato Tapia, from minute 74, the Spaniards won the XXVI Quinocho Memorial Trophy-Copa Centenario. This match serves as preparation for the preseason of the Celestes for their next participation in La Liga.
After a powerful initial shot from Hugo Sotelo, the ‘Leones’ took control of the ball, although they only disturbed with two shots from Lacazette that were safely resolved by Iván Villar. The young player from the academy started as a starter due to the imminent transfer of Rubén Blanco to Marseille.
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Over time, the locals showed an increase in their performance. The 4-4-2 system worked exceptionally well. Every time they got the ball back, they counted on Iago Aspas to execute counterattacks. Both El Mago de Moaña and Strand Larsen tested Anthony Lopes, the rival goalkeeper, with shots before the second half.
Despite the changes made by Blanc, Olympique had no improvements in the complement, except in extra time with a personal move by Mboup. On the other hand, Celta was in control of the match and managed to win the Quinocho Memorial-Copa Centenario after a spectacular goal by Carles Pérez (71′).
Renato Tapia entered the field at 74 ‘to contribute and ensure the victory. It is important to mention that in the last three friendly matches, Rafa Benítez has not included the Peruvian in the starting eleven, but the player has come on as a substitute in all matches. Now, the ‘Celtics’ have all their attention focused on the confrontation against Wolfsburg, next Saturday, August 5.
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Lyon and Celta close to closing the transfer of Renato Tapia
As recalled, on July 5, L’Equipe reported on the interest of Olympique de Lyon, one of the most emblematic teams in France, in acquiring the services of Renato Tapia. Since then, the French club has communicated with the Celta managers to find out the necessary conditions to sign the player.
With only one year of contract to fulfill, in Celta Vigo They do not look badly at the sale of Renato Tapia, even more so if they did not spend a dollar for his incorporation (he arrived as a free player). In other words, with only 12 months of bond, it is an opportunity that they do not intend to miss to generate some cash, for which they will sit down -this Saturday- after the friendly to finish spinning the details of their sale or discard the transaction.
How did the offer for Tapia come about?
sport contacted journalists who closely follow the news of the ‘Lions’ to obtain more details about this operation and, especially, to discover how the interest of the Lyon Olympics, seven times French soccer champion, for our midfielder. It was thus that only one person was reached: Matthieu Louis-Jean.
The recently appointed head of scouting for the French club, during the restructuring of the club, was key in contact with the national midfielder. The first season that ‘Cabezón’ had with the Galician club caught the attention of Matthieu, so they did not hesitate to contact him, given the need for a midfielder with defensive characteristics.
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