Lopetegui's emotional goodbye: from the shouts against Castro to the hug with 'Monchi'

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"Sevilla FC has dismissed

as coach of the first team once the match between the Nervión team and Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday ended".

With this statement, the Seville team put an end to the stage of the Basque coach, the protagonist of a striking episode on the lawn of Sánchez-Pizjuán in the company of

'

, the man who had hired him in 2019.

The general sporting director of Sevilla asked Lopetegui to return to the pitch, where he received a standing ovation from the fans.

Both merged in an emotional hug, which marked the end of a few convulsive hours at the Nervionense club, which in the next few hours will present

as its new coach.

The Argentine will begin his second stage at Sánchez-Pizjuán, from where he left in June 2017 to take charge of the albiceleste team.

After the defeat in the round of 16 at the 2018 World Cup (4-3 against France) and the corresponding dismissal of him, Sampaoli has managed Santos (2018-2019), Atlético Mineiro (2020-2021) and Olympique de Marseille (2021-2022) .

"Professionalism and good work"

His main task will be to redirect the situation of Sevilla in LaLiga, where he occupies the seventeenth position, with only one point above the relegation places.

The situation also seems critical in the Champions League after heavy defeats against Manchester City (0-4) and Borussia Dortmund (1-4) and the tie in Copenhagen (0-0).

These very poor results have taken Lopetegui ahead, the man who had led the team to the Europa League title in 2020 and closed three consecutive qualifications for the Champions League.

Sevilla's statement underlined "the professionalism and good work of the Basque coach in the more than three years he has been in the house."

"The president and the vice president have informed me that I am no longer the coach of Sevilla. They have been three spectacular, historic seasons. This year we have not started well and they have made a decision that I must accept, even if I dislike it," said the former coach in Movistar's microphones.

"Found emotions"

Lopetegui did not miss the opportunity to thank the Board of Directors, his players and "above all", the fans.

"The fans are intelligent and sovereign and know what has happened during all this time. I have mixed emotions, but the first one is gratitude and I don't want to think of a negative word", the Asteasu coach fastened.

The defeat against Dortmund (1-4) served as the stage for the resounding protests of Sevilla fans against the Board of Directors chaired by

.

As a result of the 0-3, shortly before the break, a large part of the stands exploded against the leaders with shouts of "Management, resignation" or "Upload my card, upload my card."

Lastly, remember that during these three seasons, Lopetegui has become the fifth manager with the most official appearances in the club's history (170) only behind

,

,

and

.

His balance was 89 wins, 45 draws and 36 losses.

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