Granada CF vs Sevilla preview - Fazio wants to maintain momentum

Sevilla defender Federico Fazio wants his side to continue their winning run in the Primera Division when they travel to Granada in an Andalucian derby on Sunday.

The visitors have won their last two league games, most recently recording an impressive 4-0 win over fierce city rivals Real Betis, to move up the table.

They should have added another victory in the Europa League on Thursday night but conceded a last-gasp equaliser at home to Estoril to draw 1-1 in a match they dominated.

That goal did not prove costly as the Spanish side still progressed to the knockout stage, but Fazio knows more dropped points in the league would hit their rising confidence.

"We've won two in a row and can get a third, which would give us a boost and help us take a step forward, which is what we need," he said on the club's official website.

"It would be great for the team's confidence. We must become stronger. We have to step up, because a defeat would undermine the confidence that we have gained in recent games."

Sevilla went into the weekend in eighth place, just a point off sixth, but only two ahead of opponents Granada in 12th.

The hosts are looking to bounce back from their 4-0 drubbing by Barcelona last time out

Granada had won their previous two games, though, and midfielder Recio expects a close game against Sevilla.

He told a press conference: "It is going to be a good game between two teams that are in good shape."

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