Sevilla snatch crucial win over Almeria

Struggling Sevilla earned an important 2-1 win over Almeria to climb to 13th, two points clear of the relegation zone, leaving their opponents 19th. Jorge Sampaoli made five changes to the Sevilla side which beat Fenerbahce in the Europa League on Thursday to try and freshen up his side, but Almeria took an early lead.
Sergio Akieme finished well from Alejandro Pozo's cross to silence the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan - a terrible start for Sevilla, who began the day in the relegation zone. The goalscorer soon went off injured, along with Almeria striker El Bilal Toure, while Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou also suffered an injury and had to be replaced.
The Morocco international collided with teammate Alex Telles and was taken off on a stretcher with Marko Dmitrovic replacing him. Bounou went hospital for precaution and will undergo tests, Sevilla said on Twitter. The hosts levelled towards the end of the first half, with Lucas Ocampos slotting home a penalty after Telles was felled.
Lamela headed home winger Bryan Gil's cross to send Sevilla ahead after 73 minutes. Youssef En-Nesyri should have wrapped up the win when through on goal but rolled a tame effort into the side netting after taking it past Fernando Martinez. Sevilla held on, bouncing back from their 6-1 humiliation by Atletico Madrid last weekend to clinch three vital points.