Eager to start well, happy to have been able to offer the first victory of the season against his team and that the Betis label remains unscathed.
The three scorers in Real Betis’ victory against Fiorentina, Borja Iglesias, Juanmi Jiménez and Juan Miranda, did not hide that the state of euphoria and confidence with which the Verdiblanco team finished last season is still relevant.
Borja Iglesias: “Alex got the break and let me in”
“Today it was difficult for us to get in, after taking the ball from them we generated more danger and we were better in the first half; in the second they had more ball but we well kept”, analyzed Borja Iglesias, scorer of the second goal of Betis and the one who was seen fighting more with rivals who knew them all.
The Betis striker from Galicia thanked Alex Moreno for this masterful pass which allowed him to make his debut this year against Betis. “In this action, when Alex reached the baseline, he had a lot of break. It allowed me to get into the second line and push it,” admitted Borja, who sees the team ready for the League.
“We arrived with desire. In the end, going through the pre-season is something hard, since it is not the official competition. We are prepared, we are very impatient and we have to leave for an exciting year”, said he analyzed, while enjoying a boost from the fans who were expected: “We already wanted to play against them. Although there was always Betis in pre-season, in England there were even a lot of our people, here there is always a great atmosphere and we wanted to see them again”.
Juanmi, Betis’ top scorer of the pre-season: ‘I hope I can continue to help’
Juanmi, for his part, was also proud of the victory, a hard-fought victory, in which the team suffered a lot, but which gives him morale and confidence for the start of the league against Elche. “Coming to this match with the victory is a plus. I’m looking forward to Monday’s game and we get the points at home,” he said.
“We worked well to get this victory. For this reason, we are happy to go into the League week with a lot of confidence and win against our people. I’m sure we can prepare well for this game after this victory. “, assured the man from Coín, happy to be able to “help the team” with a new goal, the third scored this pre-season. “I hope I can continue to help,” he added.
Likewise, he also praised Betis, who, in the midst of a heatwave, filled in Benito Villamarín’s half. “I think we are privileged to have these fans, it’s a plus, he’s the number 12 player,” he concluded.
Miranda: “Thanks to Nabil (Fekir) and Sergio (Canales) for letting me have it”
Finally, the Copa hero Juan Miranda, also assumed his moment of glory with a great home goal which, in addition, served to put an end to doubts and settle the victory of Betis against Fiorentina.
“Satisfied with the image. We didn’t have a good pre-season of results and we had to leave with good feelings,” said the winger from Olivares, who admitted the feelings of playing against his own already missed him. “These summer months go by for a long time without football at Villamarin and it shows. We would like to thank the supporters for their welcome every weekend. In August, having the stadium like this is wonderful,” said he added.
Miranda also made a point of thanking his teammates for letting him take a free kick that others usually ask for. “My teammates have great confidence in my shot. Grancia to Nabil (Fekir) and Sergio (Canales) for leaving the care to me. I hope many people like that will arrive”, he stressed and warned of what’s to come now.
“The fans and we are looking forward to the start of this season. Hopefully it will go the same or better than the previous one,” the Real Betis youngster said.