Betis needed this victory to boost their morale and their confidence. Leganes were worthy rivals from start to finish, but they came up against Joaquin, who always has the same goal in mind: to give his fans joy.
And the fans praised him for it when he was substituted off in the 72nd minute, when he had done all the work and had stayed at ease after having to be sacrificed in the duel with Valladolid.
Rubi knew that Joaquin had a lot of things to show and so he put him in the starting XI. The right-winger scored goals, has plenty of experience and captaincy to grow big in the middle and be one of the fundamental players of the team.
In fact, it was him who was the one to put together the play of the two goals that led Betis to add three. Because Joaquin still has a lot of football ahead of him and in this season, in case it is the last, he will leave it all out on the pitch.
"It is a good squad and there is nothing to give up. We have a new coach and here he likes football and art. That identity cannot be lost," he said.