He had work to do. Atletico Madrid of the Cholo SimeoneThe colchonero team visited a place that is always complicated as San Mameswith the buzz after the draw against Espanyol. And if the match was not going to be easy, the situation was going to be even more complicated after learning that Oblak was out due to intestinal problems. Faced with this, Cholo was forced to make his debut Musso in an always imposing Athletic – Atléticocon Gallagher also as a starter and with Griezmann next to Julian Alvarez pointed.
A match that started with the colchoneros, this time in grey, very well planted on the grass. After what happened last year in Liga and in Copahe Cholo It was known that victory would be achieved based on a good defense. And with a great block they received the Basque team, the counterattacks could give more than one joy to the Atlético. And he was able to get there after a mistake in the back that Julian Alvarez missed the opportunity after his shot inside the area was blocked by a defender. After that, there were several minutes of Basque ball control but Atlético did not suffer and repelled all the local attempts. All with a good Reinildo on the left side.
Both teams were very serious in their defensive aspect and the Madrid team regained possession of the ball as the minutes went by. Possession was, however, very slow and did not cause any breakouts in the attack. There was only one good move on the left that Gallagher He shot from the edge of the area, but it went wide. It was the clearest chance of the match, along with the one by the Argentine, just before half-time.
No changes but with a textbook mess, the Atlético He saw how right from the start and after a good transition, the Athletic He was ahead. He was lucky. Cholowho saw the linesman disallow the goal for offside Nico Williams. This woke up the team, which began to play more fluidly and causing more lines to break. This speed brought another great opportunity, now on the right, where Griezmann He reached the baseline and couldn’t get there Linoby a very narrow margin, at the second post. And at the hour mark, Barrios He could have made a mess after a loss and Cholo sighed quietly with the local attacker’s deflected shot.
Time for play and a lot of intensity in The Cathedralso much so that in an attempt by the locals, Nico Williams claimed a penalty. The referee did not signal anything and the match continued, still without changes in the Atlético ranks. The clearest chance came after a passive error. It was after a cleared ball that Sancet He finished from outside and Musso He saved it with a great stretch. All with Gallagher y Griezmann looking and asking for a hand. A very dangerous occasion, which the debutant colchonero saved when they were preparing From Paul, Riquelme y Sørloth.
They were leaving Lino, Julian Alvarez y Gallagher. Man with man in the triple change of the Cholomaintaining the hierarchy of Griezmann on the green. And the arrivals continued, but the local ones. A ball into the area that Giméneznot without risk, took the action and Jaureguizar He finished wide. Cholo’s team responded with a good move on the right, in which From Paul He looked for Griezmann and the Frenchman narrowly missed the shot. Sørloth. Good danger action, just before it Musso had to be treated after a bad fall caused by Nico Williams.
The game entered the final minutes of play and Sørlothwith hardly any danger, shot over the crossbar. It was time to make the fourth change, giving the Cholo continuity to the saga Simeone and putting in the green to Giuliano. His youngest son thus made his debut in an official match with the shirt of Atléticoin the place of Griezmannand with the obligation to show why he has stayed in the first team. And yet, despite the critics, the Argentine coach went for everything and gave way to Correa in the place of Soon. Simeone shook the tree and got it. In the discount, Sørloth fought for it, won it and put the ball in Correa, who was alone, gave himself a pass and without a goalkeeper, scored the winning goal. And that’s it. Sørloth could have sealed the win, but the three points go back to the Metropolitan.
Simeone has hit the table with the changes, giving the three points to a hard-fought Atlético who is leaving for the break after beating the Athletic in San Mamés.
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