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Real Betis coach Pellegrini on South American mess: 3 defeats; 10 goals conceded ' we were too friendly'

Real Betis coach Manuel Pellegrini conceded some frustration after their tour of Chile and Argentina.

Betis lost all three tour games, including back-to-back to Colo Colo and had an injury scare for Sergio Canales. A 4-0 defeat at River Plate was followed by a 5-0 reverse to Colo Colo and another 1-0 loss on Sunday.

Pellegrini was sent off in the second defeat to Colo Colo and he said, "We came to play with an overly friendly character, which is normal after so much tension accumulated in the Europa League and in the LaLiga.

"There were also many casualties, but above all it was that excess relaxation that made people in South America fail to see the real Betis game.

"I know we see it every week, but they couldn't see our best version here."

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