On September 1, AS Saint-Étienne announced double news concerning Lucas Stassin. The Belgian international extended his contract with the Greens who, at the same time, loaned him to Sevilla FC with an option to buy. Arriving in Spain shortly after, the striker finally played his first match this Sunday with his new team. With already a goal at stake.
Traveling to Barcelona to face Espanyol, Sevilla struggled to get out of the game during a fairly balanced first period. Ten minutes after the restart, and while the score was still goalless, Lucas Stassin entered the game. Two minutes later, a hard blow for the visitors with the direct expulsion of Arouna Sangante (56th).
On the verge of collapse, the Sevillians then conceded a goal, but they were saved due to an offside by Omar El-Hilali (62nd). And that’s when Lucas Stassin came out of his box. In the 85th minute, the former Greens striker found the net (0-1).
Lucas Stassin, successful premiere
For a long time, Sevilla FC thought they would hold the victory, but Espanyol believed in it until the end, managing miraculously, but not illogically, to snatch the equalizer in the final moments of added time, thanks to Marcos Fernandez Sanchez (1-1, 90th+8).
In the standings, Sevilla remains stuck in seventh place, five points behind the leader, FC Barcelona. Espanyol has three points less than its evening opponent and ranks eleventh after four days.
