😱 Surreal moment as two players from the same team are subbed off together

Thursday's (27th) Betis versus Utrecht match featured a bizarre and unlucky incident involving Isco and Amrabat, players from the Spanish club.

They both went for the same ball, which resulted in a heavy collision just 1 minute and 42 seconds into the match at Estadio de La Cartuja, during the fifth round of the UEFA Europa League.

Isco, who was only playing his second match of the season, tried to continue but ended up being substituted in the tenth minute after feeling pain in his right leg.

The same leg in which he suffered two fibula fractures. The last one kept him out for 106 days, causing him to miss Betis’ first 17 games of the season.

Amrabat, meanwhile, stayed on the field a bit longer. However, he soon went down on the pitch, unable to continue.

This forced Betis to use another substitution break at the 15-minute mark.

They now have only one substitution window left while the ball is in play, in addition to the possibility of making changes at halftime.

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The departures of Isco and Amrabat are also a problem for Betis as they look ahead to the upcoming Andalusian derby against Sevilla.

Manuel Pellegrini was already without Antony, who was sent off in the last La Liga round. Lo Celso and Bellerín, both injured, are also unavailable.

The match will be played on Sunday (30th) at Sevilla’s home ground, the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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