Real Betis boss Pellegrini equalled an all-time La Liga record vs Leganés | OneFootball

Real Betis head coach Manuel Pellegrini secured for himself a special piece of Spanish football history on Friday night.

As much came by way of Betis’ La Liga meeting with Leganés.

The Verdiblancos marked their post-international break return to action yesterday evening, playing host to Leganés with sights on a first three-point haul of the campaign.

When all was said and done, this is precisely what Betis managed, courtesy of goals on the part of Ez Abde and summer signing Vitor Roque.

And, as alluded to above, Friday’s matchup did not only prove an important one for the Andalusians from a collective standpoint.

In addition, it marked a momentous one for headmaster Manuel Pellegrini.

As revealed by statisticians Opta:

‘Real Betis’ Chilean coach Manuel Pellegrini has managed a total of 488 games in LaLiga, equalling Slovakia’s Ferdinand Daučík as the foreign coach with the most games in the competition’s history.’

Conor Laird | GSFN