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The Brazilian midfielder Andreas Pereira was the great figure in Fulham’s victory against West Ham United (2-0) by signing a ‘double’.
Pereira, Fulham’s top assist (8) this season, scored three goals in 33 Premier League games.
In Spain, Argentine striker Lucas Boyé found the net again after seven months in Granada’s victory against Alavés (2-0).
For his part, the Argentine goalkeeper of the Andalusian team Augusto Batalla signed his second clean sheet in the 13 games he has played since his arrival at the club in the winter market.
Brazilian midfielder Andreas Pereira was the great figure in Fulham’s victory against West Ham United (2-0) by scoring both goals for the visiting team.
Pereira opened the scoring before the first ten minutes of the match were up (9) with a shot from close range after taking advantage of a rebound in the area.
The Brazilian made it 2-0 with just under 20 minutes left (72) with a shot from the area after receiving a measured service from Nigerian Alex Iwobi.
Pereira, who has eight assists on goal in the Premier League, two less than the leader in assists Ollie Watkins (10), reached three goals in the tournament.
“It was a lot of fun (scoring two goals); they have been very good weeks for me,” the midfielder told the club’s media after the match.
The Brazilian, a fixture in the Portuguese Marcos Silva’s scheme, completed 74 minutes on the pitch before coming off the bench.
His compatriots Willian and Rodrigo Muniz also started. Both were substituted in the second half.
Also Brazilian, Lucas Paquetá, saw action on the local team.
With the victory, Fulham ended a three-game winless streak to reach 42 points, placing them in 12th place in the table.
Granada won again in the League after eleven games without doing so, beating Alavés (2-0) at the Nuevo Los Cármenes.
The Argentine striker Lucas Boyé led the Nasrid attack and was in charge of making the final 2-0 (38) with a colorful header from the center of the Spaniard Sergio Ruiz.
With the goal, the former Newell’s player put an end to a scoring drought of almost seven months.
“It has been a very big relief, especially because it has helped us win. I have no idea how long it has been since I scored a goal,” he said after the match.
Boyé had not scored since the draw against Betis (1-1) at the end of September.
The striker completed 83 minutes on the pitch and left with a record of four goals in 24 League games.
For his part, Argentine goalkeeper Augusto Batalla achieved his second clean sheet in 13 League games played since his arrival at the club in the winter market.
The Uruguayans Bruno Méndez and Facundo Pellistri also started and played the 90 minutes, while Matíaz Arezo came on as a substitute in the second half.
“We deserved (the victory) after having such a bad time, both the people and us,” said Lucas Boyé, who, however, appealed for caution heading into the final stretch of the season given the slim chances of salvation for Granada. .
“Talking about a miracle or the classification does us no good. We do not have to look beyond next weekend,” he stressed.
Granada, penultimate in the table, was placed eleven points away from the permanence zone with seven games left in the Spanish championship.
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2024-04-14 22:08:40
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