Sevilla boss Berizzo has successful surgery for prostate cancer

Dom Farrell

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Sevilla head coach Eduardo Berizzo has successfully undergone surgery for prostate cancer, the Liga club's medical department have announced.

News of Berizzo's illness came to light in the aftermath of Sevilla's stunning Champions League comeback against Liverpool last week, where Wissam Ben Yedder's brace and a stoppage-time goal from Guido Pizarro secured a 3-3 draw from 3-0 down.

A statement released by Sevilla read: "The recovery period of the Argentine coach will depend on the post-operative evolution in the coming days."

During Berizzo's absence his assistant Ernesto Marcucci will be in charge of first-team affairs.

Eduardo Berizzo Sevilla

Marcucci's first match at the helm comes on Wednesday against Cartagena in the fourth round of the Copa del Rey.

Sevilla hold a 3-0 advantage over their Segunda Division B opponents from last month's first leg.

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Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK. He previously worked as fan brands editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc. Prior to that, he built more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry, primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news agencies. Dom has covered major football events on location, including the entirety of Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St Petersburg respectively, along with numerous high-profile Premier League, Champions League and England international matches. Cricket and boxing are his other major sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from ringside.