Oblak saved a penalty and saved Atlético

The Atlético de Madrid had totally controlled the game against him Alaves. It was the 84th minute of the game. He won 1-0 and in case of a goal he had all the earmarks that it would be favorable for the pupils of Diego Pablo Simeone because they were the ones who dominated the game and were having the best scoring chances.

Well, in a ball without much danger, Savic Instead of giving it back to his goalkeeper he decided to cut back inside the area, under pressure from Luis Rioja he tried to protect the ball and elbowed him inside the area. An action that may be fortuitous but it is understandable that the referee whistles a penalty. That is if prior review in the VAR of Martinez Munuera so there would be no doubts.

Joselu he approached eleven meters. While Jan Oblak was trying to get big in the mattress goal. The Alavés striker decided to launch it at medium height and to the natural side of his launch. The Slovenian guessed his intentions and saved his first penalty of this championship.

A decisive stop for him Atlético de Madrid, and that it was celebrated as a goal both by the players and by himself Diego Pablo Simeone. In the end, that stop allowed the colchoneros to take the three points and maintain their distance in the leadership of the classification.