Sevilla Secures Vital Win Against Osasuna with Vargas’s Penalty Goal

Sevilla secured three invaluable points this matchday against Osasuna, thanks to a goal from Rubén Vargas. The Swiss forward converted a penalty, ending a frustrating run of three consecutive matches without earning any points. Previously, the Nervionense team faced defeats against Mallorca, Real Sociedad, and Atlético de Madrid, making the clash against Osasuna a critical opportunity to avoid leaving empty-handed before the international break.

With his goal at the Sánchez-Pizjuán this past Saturday, Vargas has now netted three goals this season (against Alavés, Mallorca, and Osasuna) along with providing four assists (two against Girona and one each against Elche and Barcelona). The Swiss international has played a total of 827 minutes across 12 matches, comprising eleven LaLiga games and one Copa del Rey match. Vargas continues to compile impressive statistics as a Sevilla player, particularly regarding his involvement in goal-scoring opportunities. Notably, no Sevilla player has contributed more goals in LaLiga than Vargas since his debut in January this year, as he has been directly involved in ten goal-scoring plays: five goals and five assists.

Interestingly, the goal against Osasuna marked Vargas’s first penalty in his entire career within the top five European leagues, having not previously taken a spot-kick in 154 matches with Augsburg and 22 with Sevilla. Additionally, Vargas has become the first Swiss player to score from the penalty spot in LaLiga’s history, tying with Haris Seferovic as the highest-scoring Swiss player in the Spanish league, with five goals each.