The Athletic End the curse of San Mamés and does not allow Barça to extend its lead at the top of the table thanks to a Correa’s miraculous goal in stoppage time which resolves a match extraordinarily well competed by those of Simeonemuch better in the second than in the first half. The Williams brothers were inconsequentiallike Julian Alvarez, and the Argentine goalkeeper Juan Mosso made a good debutThe new red-and-white project is taking a breath of fresh air after last week’s disappointing draw against Espanyol, but above all in attack there is still a lot of work ahead.
The morning had been hectic at Atlético’s hotel because Oblak woke up with gastric problems. The newcomer Juan Musso immediately received the communication from Simeone that he was going to be a starter in San Mames. It is difficult to find a better stage to make his debut. A very demanding situation for the former Atalanta goalkeeper, who He responded with a great save and a couple of top-level savesFor the first time, it seems that the Slovenian has a serious rival who will compete for his position.
Musso was told what he was going to find, but they were half wrong. It is true that the stadium vibrated like a boiler, but the opponent, on the other hand, He was not as aggressive as expected after the precedents of last year. Either that or Atlético knew how to put the brakes on and tame him. For that purpose he appeared on the field Reinildo, destined to become The shadow of Iñaki Williams.
The first chance of the afternoon was for Madrid and it was very clear. After 12 minutes, an error by Athletic’s centre-backs left Julian Alvarez alone in front of the Bilbao goal. The Argentine kept San Mamés on the edge of their seats, but was slow in the execution and gave Yuri time to cross and reject his rejection with his leg while to the right of the Argentine Griezmann, Totally alone, he raised his arms in despair.
It was a good start, but unfortunately that was it. the only arrival of some danger in the two goals in a first half in which the players were unable to free themselves from a corset that tightened them and left them breathless. There was no further news from Julian.. Ni de Lino, of Llorente and just a hint of Griezmann. And on the other side, the same. Reinildo stopped Iñaki, Nico couldn’t beat Le Normand y the cross He did not receive a single ball in good condition. The goalless score at half-time was the logical consequence.
The second part started off much more hectic, with a Nico’s goal disallowed which the replay showed was much closer than it seemed live. The 1-0 scoreline did not appear on the scoreboard, but It served as a warning to Atlético, who took a step forward in search of the ultimate prize. In the 54th minute, Griezmann’s low pass did not reach Lino at the far post when the two centre-backs had already been overcome.
Athletic took a while to respond, but when they did, they were forceful. In the 67th minute Sancet He unleashed a tremendous shot from outside the area that Mosso responded with his first save as the Atletico goalkeeper. Simeone applauded, but took measures and sent the From Paul, Riquelme y Sorloth in one fell swoop Julian Alvarez went to the bench once again without a goalIt’s been four days now without even the smallest detail being shown.
The afternoon left for statistics the Giuliano Simeone’s first minutes, who came in for Griezmann passing in front of Correawhich was this time the last change, and a brilliant start to Unai Gómez that did not find a finisher. Everything seemed headed for 0-1 but at 93 minutes Sorloth stole a golden ballor in the midfield and enabled Correa, who dribbled past Agirrezabala and scored into an empty net to end the curse of San Mamés and give Atlético a very important victory.
