Pablo Alfaro gave a speech to the Sevilla team before the derby

If Sevilla have one thing going for them in the derby, it’s that they understand them much better than their arch-rivals, Real Betis Balompie, who usually trail hosts Nervionense, usually getting more and more involved in match. This has been happening for a long time, you can confirm it. Sunday’s great hero Jesus Navasand also the myth of Seville, like Pablo Alfaro.

The former footballer from Zaragoza, captain of Sevilla for six seasons and one of the pillars on which the club’s growth at the beginning of the century was based, was invited to the national team on the morning of the same Sunday, and suggested a short chat with the staff. He was represented by President José María del Nido Carrasco, who recalled that, having played nine derbies, he had never lost, and that he was Navas’s first roommate when the luxury player became part of the first team.

“It’s a matter of pride for me to wear the armband and the shield on my chest,” said Pablo Alfaro, wearing the captain’s armband he wore during his time at Sevilla, later recalling the origins of what is now Sevilla’s great captain. “A certain Jesus, who joined the first team, who was 17 years old, who I was his first roommate at Isla Canela. He had no beard and became legendary.“

“I was not born a Sevilla player, I am from Aragon. I arrived in this blessed city, I stood on my feet. When I go to a wedding, they keep giving me bracelets. Yesterday there was a damn training session where 15,000 people showed up to see you train. Today is one of those days when there will be a fierce energy in the stadium, get infected with this energy, take it with you. As Reyes said, if you give 200% in the derby, everything will go better. Enjoy it, this match is the gift that football gives you and it gives you life, compete to the death, do it for yourself and for that boy who already has a beard.and that when I met him, he was eating sweets,” added Pablo Alfaro.

In conclusion, the man addressed the team with a speech through Navas himself and coach Javier García Pimienta. “Lord, we’re going to win. Mister we’re going to win, no more“, concluded Pablo Alfaro, who this time served as a great motivator for the team that won the derby against Real Betis. The last of Jesus Navas, which could not end differently.