Alvaro Negredo can take double satisfaction away from outscoring Roberto Soldado on Saturday evening.
Negredo, who has been left out of Spain’s Confederations Cup, netted all four of Sevilla’s goals in their 4-3 win over Soldado’s Valencia.
Soldado, who is in the provisional 26-man squad to go out to Brazil, scored twice on the night also.
The result determined Sevilla’s League finish as ninth, which may be enough for Europa League qualification and also saw Los Che lose fourth place and the final Champions League qualification spot to Real Sociedad.
Negredo’s four goals to Soldado’s two also saw him pip the Valencian to the Zarra Trophy for 2012-13 and only by a single goal, as he finished the season on 25 goals and Soldado on 24.
Awarded to the highest Spanish national goalscorer in La Liga, it is the second time Negredo has picked up the trophy, following on from 2010-11, and he reclaims it from Soldado, who won last season alongside Fernando Llorente.
Negredo’s second goal yesterday, just before half-time, also saw him become the second Spanish national player behind David Villa to reach 100 goals in La Liga in the 21st century.
It beat Soldado reaching the landmark by 12 minutes, as the Valencia striker’s first at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan was also his 100th in La Liga.
Negredo, who is expected to be sold by Sevilla in the summer, now has 102 career goals in the Spanish top flight to his name, to Soldado’s 101.
