"A very unique fountain, whose water will make those who bathe in it more soaked and shimmering than if they were smeared with the most exquisite oil, and it will give off a very fine and delicate viola smell from their damp body," wrote

Herodotus

in his Histories , describing the fountain of eternal youth.

Joaquín Sánchez

(El Puerto de Santa María, 1981)

wore purple precisely

when he replaced

Nabil Fekir

in the 76th minute of the match that faced them last Saturday, at the Reale Arena, against Real Sociedad.

Two to zero went, with those of

Pellegrini

on the brink of knockout.

The extreme is not satisfied with being a symbol of Beticism, a kind of idol to be processed from time to time;

He wants to feel important in the team and he shows this by competing for the position, emptying himself every time he steps on the grassy rectangle, with a kindergarten enthusiasm.

Hence his 15 minutes of vindication and glory.

First he attended

Canales

with one of his characteristic centers, full of lime, distant and tense;

one of the hits of his repertoire.

A few minutes later, and with his own already overturned on

Remiro's

goal

, he burst into the area to finish off a pass from

Tello

and grab a point that tasted like honey to the team.

Just after the Covid, the portuense returns to a Betis that shows improvements in the League and wants to do something important in the Cup. Tonight, at Benito Villamarín, he will face the San Sebastian team again, with the injuries still fresh from the Weekend.

"The emotional blow always helps," said the Chilean coach after his team's final draw against the men of

Imanol Alguacil

.

Joaquín, who scored his first goal of the season, did so at 39 years and 186 days old, beating

Jorge Molina

,

Puskas

and

Ben Barek

, being the fourth oldest footballer to score in Primera.

Di Stéfano

,

César

and

Donato

are within range.

Until his positive for coronavirus, on January 1, in the previous Sevillian derby, Joaquín had started in 10 of the 17 games played by Betis and had minutes, from the bench, in another three.

For Pellegrini it is much more than the history of the club.

The footballer has ferocity present.

"Players with that quality always contribute important things in games.

I did not put more minutes because it came from a long time without training, but the quality is not lost.

Due to his career and his hierarchy, he is always an important player.

Joaquín can no longer surprise anyone ”, he said on the eve of the eighth of the Cup. Joaquín, by the way, has two in his record (Betis 2004-05, Valencia 2007-08).

There are those who take humor very seriously, and Joaquín does not miss the opportunity to seek the laugh of others.

He is a professional at sharpening everything.

His comments on the new season of 'La Isla de las Tentaciones', his visits to 'El Hormiguero', his batteries of jokes on Instagram ... he always enjoyed the joy of others, not caring that his self-confidence could be used as a weapon thrown against their performance or the future of the team.

It also brings him joys, such as the viral reaction of

Ander

, a child, a Real fan, whose idol is the Verdiblanco winger and who fulfilled his dream of meeting him in person in the league clash.

Far from the spotlight and social networks, Joaquín's work is essential for Betis.

His return has improved the team's spirits and will provide solutions in an attack, somewhat obtuse and cloudy, with

Lainez

and

Ruibal

as starters.

A Lainez who, by the way, was not even four months old when Joaquín debuted with the green and white jersey.

The fountain of eternal youth, the magic of football, or whatever you want to call pure talent, the slow aging of art.

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