4-1. And again Joao Félix appeared

Sixth victory in League of a Atletico Madrid that flew again from the hand of joao felix. He won 4-1 to a Alaves that did not make it easy for him. After the 1-0 the game got rough and they ended up achieving a tie. Then came the Cholo Simeone with his changes, once again, so that the best image of the Portuguese and of a Luis Suarez who made two of the four goals. The mattress team will sleep third this Saturday but tied with the Sevilla in second place.

The Atletico Madrid He came out very well planted in the first minutes of the match. Having possession of the game and trying to disarm the Alaves by the bands. It would soon bear fruit. Eight minutes later the first goal came but it was annulled for offside by Lodi. The Brazilian connected with Lemarafter a great pass from Kondogbia and the Gaul who put him in the cage but it didn’t work.

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The one that was worth it came two minutes later. Center from the right of Vrsaljko and joao felix Marking the times, he makes a real goal with his head, directing it to the squad. After that, the Portuguese left a couple of crack details, a pass to Renan Lodi in depth and impressive control behind a long cross from Savic.

The Athletic he was winning 1-0, and from then on the game got rough for both teams. Constant stoppages and assistance that had to come to attend to Vrsaljko, Edgar Mendez, Lemar, Thomas Pine… and Vrsaljko again. The Croatian was in a large part of the plays. With games like this it is difficult for Simeone to reach a game with an empty goal. For this he only had Herrera. actually at rest Lemar and Lodi They stayed in the locker room.



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From then until the end little to highlight. Only a large intervention of cloud on a deep pass Joselu a Rioja in which the meta shone. 1-0 came to rest.

In the second part it was noted that the Alaves he had taken a step forward and that he went out for the game. His first big chance came from a free kick Manuel Vallejowhat The young He failed to finish off when he had everything in his face. The Athletes answered with a great play by Joao that ended with an offside shot by Griezmann and a shot out of Llorente.

But when the rojiblancos seemed to stretch, the blow came. Ball to the area Edgar from the left and Escalante appearing behind From Paul to head the net the first goal. Hard blow for the rojiblancos.

The reaction of cholos He came from the bench, and he made one of those changes that if they go wrong they are not understood: Cunha by Llorente. Well, in the first one that the Brazilian had, he took a kick in the area and the referee who awarded a penalty. Vitoria’s protests were evidenced by the broken half of ’19’. Luis Suarez it did not fail. It was 2-1.

Well, after the goal came the golden brooch of joao felixwhich was cannon fodder to get out of Cunha a few minutes before. Long ball of about 30 meters Kondogbiaand with control he removes himself from his peer and in the first instance attends Matheus what fails before Pacheco, collects the rebound and scores 3-1. Unleashing the madness in the Metropolitan who ended up chanting Joao’s name.

The icing was missing Luis Suarez. At minute 89 Cunha He took a great deep pass so that the Uruguayan stood alone against Pacheco and beat him with a subtle touch. It was 4-1. The second both of him and the demonstration that he had returned.

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Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Vrsaljko, Savic, Giménez (Felipe, m. 86), Reinildo, Lodi (Carrasco, m. 46); Llorente (Cunha, m. 72), Kondogbia, Lemar (De Paul, m. 46); Griezmann (Luis Suárez, d. 60), Joao Félix.

Alaves: Pacheco; Tenaglia, Laguardia, Lejeune, Duarte; Escalante, Pina (Pellistri, d. 77); Édgar (Loum, m. 77), Pere Pons (Manu Vallejo, m. 46), Luis Rioja (Miguel, m. 86); Joselu.

Goals: 1-0, m. 10: Joao Felix. 1-1, m. 62: Climbing. 2-1, m. 75: Luis Suarez, from a penalty. 3-1, m. 82: Joao Felix. 4-1, m. 88: Luis Suarez.

Referee: Melero López (C. Andalusia). He admonished the local Marcos Llorente (m. 71).

Stadium: Metropolitan Wanda before 51,467 spectators.

Incidents: Before the start of the meeting, a minute of silence was observed in memory of Carlos Simeone, father of Diego Simeone and who died last Friday.

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