Terzic’s Athletic spiral: 2-0 defeat at Valencia, Laporte sent off

Terzic’s Athletic have thrown up red flags after a 2-0 loss at the Ciutat de València. The match turned when two individual mistakes sparked a wider chain of errors, with the hosts going 2-0 up in two minutes.

Controversy followed. Maroan’s penalty was checked and awarded via VAR, and Berenguer converted. On the other key incident, Laporte was shown a red for what looked to Athletic as an exaggerated decision.

Terzic kept a similar game plan to the one used on 16 September, making two changes: Hugo Rincón and Yeray came in for the injured/absent Sancet and Paredes. The Levante, coached by Luis Castro, made five alterations and switched from a 4-3-3 to a 4-4-2. As Mundo Deportivo reports, the way Athletic started and the late decisions left a worrying feeling.