Carlos Bacca had action again with him Granada and he responded in spades. The Atlantic striker shone in his team’s historic 7-0 win against the modest Club Deportivo Laguna for the King’s Cup 2021-22.
The good news is that he was not the only coffee grower in the match, Santiago Arias also saw action from the start at the Heliodoro Rodríguez López Stadium.
The duel started in the best way for Bacca. Before 10 minutes into the game, Granada received a maximum penalty in their favor and the ex-Junior took over. Although goalkeeper Alonso Prieto guessed his shot, on the rebound he managed to open the account.
After half an hour, Adrián Butzke (32 ‘) widened the difference, then Antonio Puertas did the same at minute 41 and Butzke himself closed the first half with his double. 0-4 calm and rest.
In the second 45 minutes, Bacca reappeared but in his role as an assistant. At 54 ‘he finished an extraordinary against Granada with a deadly pass for Butzke to seal his hat trick.
At 67 ‘Jorge Molina Vidal extended the win and nine minutes later Bacca raised a center pumped from the right for Molina Vidal to repeat the celebration. With this, the born in Puerto Colombia closed his performance with a goal and two assists, aspects that left him with a rating of 8.9.
In the end it was 7-0 in favor of Granada during the first round of the Cup. Both Bacca and Arias played the entire match, while Luis Javier Suárez was not called up by rest.
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