TheplotintroducesustocompulsivegamblerSergio,who,despitehavingpromisedhispartnerthathehasovercomehisaccursedaddiction,receivesatip-offaboutariggedfootballmatch.Fullyintendingtogetbackallofthemoneyhehaslostrecently,hereturnstohisregularbettingshop,intentonwinning.Everythingseemstobegoingswimmingly,whensuddenlyAlejo,anotherhabitualgambler,burstsintothejointwithaweapon