After after landing in Spain and fulfills the dream of reaching European football, the Mexican Diego Lainez celebrates two years since he played his first game with him Real Betis. It was on January 20, 2019 when the Aztec youth He started with Albiverde’s team in the game in which they defeated Girona 3-2. Lately, he has gained more confidence starting the last three games (one in the Copa del Rey and two in LaLiga) and being an example for the young Mexican promises.
The beginning of the relationship with the Sevillan team was not the best and even after debut as a scorer in his first game of UEFA Europa League, the football player from Tabasco he was demoted by his then coach Joan Ferrer Rubi, which He only used it in 34 games and 1000 minutes. In other words, he had an average of 30 minutes per game in his first year and a half.
Currently in the hands of the Chilean technician Manuel Pellegrini, Wool saw action in 12 LaLiga and Copa del Rey games, totaling 510 minutes, numbers that have increased their average minutes per game to 42 in just four months since 2020-2021 season.
Lainez, an example for young people
Despite the vicissitudes he had to deal with, right from the announcement of his signing with him Real Betis because he generated a lot of criticism for his youth, Diego has become a kind of example for other young Mexicans, who also decided to leave their clubs at an early age to try their luck on the Old Continent.
There are three examples: Eugenio Pizzuto, Teun Wilke, and Alejandro Gomez, all 18 years old and who between 2019 and 2020 decided to leave the training club to pursue the European dream, despite their young age.
Eugenio Pizzuto
After I debuted in First divisions with Pachuca in January 2020 and after recovering from a serious injury that took him away from the courts for six months, Eugenio Pizzuto was signed by Lille from French First Division. The midfielder has not started yet He has already appeared six times on the French team’s bench, waiting for an opportunity in League 1.
Alejandro „Pue” Gómez
In August 2020 Atlas made the transfer of Alejandro Gómez to Boavista from Portugal First Division. After you do not add any minutes with Atlas at the beginning of the 2020-2021 campaign, played 197 minutes in three games of the highest Portuguese category.
Teun Sebastián Wilke
The minor born in QUERETARO and with Dutch nationality, he left White roosters only 16 years to be signed by him Heerenveen from Eredivisie. At just 18, the striker did not make his debut in the First Division, but he continues his training with the U21 team of the Dutch tape.