Sevilla breathed a sigh of relief with a resounding 4-0 victory, their third at home this season, bringing them some breathing room. by crushing a Real Oviedo side that was harmless in attack and catastrophic in defense with four goals, leaving them mired in second-to-last place in LaLiga.

The team managed by Matias Almeyda needed a night like this and found it at the Sanchez-Pizjuan, with a convincing, vertical, and effective performance, spearheaded by a decisive Akor Adams before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations. This indirectly led Real Oviedo to decide to sack the manager they hired in October, after having already dismissed Veljko Paunovic.

A devastating start for Sevilla

A goal in the 4th minute from Nigerian Akor Adams, who had a great game, scoring and providing two assists, and another from Swiss Djibril Sow in the 22nd minute, gave the team managed by Argentinian Matias Almeyda a clear advantage at halftime. Two more goals followed from Frenchman Batista Mendy (51st minute). and a goal from Nigerian Chidera Ejuke (89th minute) gave Sevilla their biggest win of the season.

From the start, the Seville side displayed an intensity that completely overwhelmed an Oviedo team with no answers. High pressure and speed on the counter-attack dictated the course of the match.

Two teams in need, contrasting situations

Two teams desperately needing points faced off at the Sanchez-Pizjuan. Sevilla were looking to break a three-game winless streak and were hampered by having only won three times at home so far in 2025 and having lost the derby against Betis (0-2) two weeks ago. Oviedo were under even more pressure, having gone eight consecutive matches without a win, a streak they haven't achieved since the arrival of manager Luis Carrion (4 losses and 4 draws). With ten first-team players unavailable (eight injured and two suspended), Matias Almeyda introduced Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez and Portuguese center-back Fabio Cardoso as new additions, along with repeating a five-man defense.as he did in the 1-1 draw at Valencia.

Early goal and absolute control

At Oviedo, with six players absent due to injuries and suspensions (Santi Cazorla and Uruguayan Fede Vinas), Carrion fielded attacking midfielder Alberto Reina and French winger Haissem Hassan in their place, and Lucas Ahijado at right-back for the injured Nacho Vidal. However, after a header from Venezuelan Salomon Rondon, his plans were soon disrupted.

Akor Adams, just before leaving with Nigeria for the Africa Cup of Nations alongside his compatriot Chidera Ejuke, opened the scoring after three and a half minutes, perfectly finishing off a counter-attack launched by Alexis and improved with a magnificent through ball from Frenchman Lucien Agoume, allowing the Nigerian to beat Aaron Escandell with a low, angled shot.

Sevilla dominates and VAR doesn't change the script

Sevilla controlled the midfield with ease and without facing any real danger. Their only concern, shortly before the midpoint of the first half, came from a VAR review that ultimately came to nothing. Three minutes later, in the 22nd minute, Sow extended Sevilla's lead, capitalizing on defensive lapses by a weak Oviedo side. He slotted the ball past Aaron after an assist from the incisive Akor Adams. The Nigerian striker nearly scored a brace before halftime and continued to be a constant headache for the visiting defense. A decisive second half and a rout followed. After the break, the team from the Nervion neighborhood showed no mercy, taking advantage of Oviedo's defensive frailties to make it 3-0 through Mendy. He cut inside past a defender with his right foot and fired home with his left after a well-placed pass from Akor. The blue-clad team failed to respond and, despite Carrion's substitutions, remained at the mercy of an increasingly comfortable Sevilla side. After a few more attacks and a warning from Oviedo, Chidera Ejuke completed the rout in the 89th minute with a brilliant individual effort that sealed the final 4-0 scoreline.

Real Oviedo sacks its manager

Hours after the heavy defeat at the Sanchez-Pizjuan, Real Oviedo made a decision: The Asturian club announced the dismissal of Luis Carrion as manager, just two hours after the 4-0 loss to Sevilla, and confirmed that they are already working on finding a new coach, the third this season, in an attempt to turn things around.

Carrion's time on the Oviedo bench has left very worrying results. The manager began his second stint in charge of Oviedo in mid-October, but failed to change the team's dynamics after the recent dismissal of Veljko Paunovic. In eight matches managed, the blue team failed to secure a single victory, with a record of four defeats and four draws.A run of form that ultimately exhausted the board's patience. Beyond the results, the statistic that sealed the manager's fate was the lack of goals. In those eight matches, Real Oviedo only managed to score in one, reflecting a team lacking offensive clarity and answers in key moments. The thrashing in Seville was the final blow to a project that never truly took off and now forces the club to find an urgent solution to climb out of the bottom of LaLiga.