After the victory in the red and whites’ last game in 2024 against FC Barcelona, and the first of the year achieved in Malaga against Marbella, there are now 13 consecutive victories. This number is precisely the record for consecutive games won in the history of Atlético de Madrid. The record was achieved by another Simeone team.
In the 2012/13 season, Cholo’s team continued this streak from the second matchday in August until November, when they lost to Pellegrino’s Valencia. Only Simeone himself and Koke who was beginning to establish himself in the first team remain from that team.. Now, they have to measure up and fight against the numbers that their own coach already achieved twelve years ago.
The Atlético de Madrid squad celebrating the victory in the last league match against Barcelona. Source: David Ramos/Getty Images.
To do this, the Argentine has all the players from the first team, although Gimenez It is not 100% and Immediately He trained on the sidelines. They arrive with an accumulation of four yellow cards Lenglet, Javi Galán, Koke and De Paul; If they see another card they will miss the next match in Leganés.
Vicente Moreno’s team is going through a bad streak that has placed them in eleventh place in the standings. After a good start in which the European positions were hovering and the new coach’s idea seemed to have been implemented, It’s been two months without winning in domestic competition. It was against Valladolid on November 2.
Even so, the Valencian coach sees himself with desire and possibilities to break Atleti’s streak: ”It is a great opportunity to compete and to break statistics, which we are good at”.
We must not forget that those from Pamplona have high-level players in the squad and they can make a splash again in the season. In addition to the Budimir, Boyomo or Sergio Herreraa player is breaking expectations in the midfield. This is Lucas Torrówhich without making much noise is the biggest winner of duels in La Liga and an insurance in the air which helps him score goals. He is also key in the link between the defense and the offensive zone in his pivot position.
Lucas Torró celebrating a goal. Source: @johancn_5 (X)
Osasuna arrives with a vitally important loss: Bryan Zaragoza. The one on loan from Bayern Munich was key in the Reds’ great start to the season, and since he is injured the situation is becoming more complicated for the team without his characteristic dribbling and overflow.
Madrid and Pamplona residents They have seen each other on a total of 94 occasions. With 50 victories for Atleti, 15 draws and 29 red wins. The last match was a resounding 1-4 at the Metropolitano on the penultimate day of last season.
The most remembered confrontation for the colchoneros is that of the penultimate day of the 2020/21 season, in which The rojiblancos overcame an initial 0-1 deficit in the final minutes and achieved a key victory to win the league title.
Written by Julio Vos Macías.
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