Real Betis took the series A Side Como on Wednesday in a pre-season-friendly, but the competition in Cadiz was anything but friendly. A number of players from both parties were involved in a huge fight in which bumps were thrown.
After the rest whistle was blown up, at which point Como 2-0 thanks to goals from former Betis player Assane Diao and Lucas de Cunha, a fight broke out after Pablo Fornals and Massimo Perrone had exchanged strokes. There was also a rather comical moment shortly thereafter when Los Verdiblancos striker came in Cucho Hernandez, but rather that a blow to a como player countries, instead he struck teammate Natan.
FORNALS, despite the landing of the first blow, to be avoided, but Perrone received his mars orders in the municipal De La LÃnea de la Concepción. Betis, however, had a man be sent, who are Hector Bellerin Veter's defender.
Betis and Como, who are confronted with Barcelona in their next pre-season-friendly, showed many fights, although this occasion went way too far. And there may be a knock-on effect for those involved in the scuffle, if the referee chooses to take the case further-which can lead to suspensions before the start of the new season, which starts in 12 days for Betis when they take on the newly promoted Elche.
If there are suspensions that come from this for Betis, where the likely candidates are Bellerin, Fornals and Cucho, it would be terrible news for head coach Manuel Pellegrini. The latter is expected to be the starting striker of the club for the new season, while Fornals is a leading candidate to play on the right wing, due to the fact that a new winger has not yet been signed.