MADRID, Jan. 9 (SportsFinding) –
The Argentine soccer player Ángel Correa, striker of Atlético de Madrid, said Thursday that he and his teammates had “started down” their match against FC Barcelona, but that “luckily” they had been able to “reverse the situation” until they won by 2 -3 the second semifinal of the Spanish Super Cup, played in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).
“It was very strange, it is very hot, the field was also very heavy. We had started down; but well, luckily we were able to reverse the situation and we were left with this victory that is very important,” Correa said before the Movistar Plus microphones .
Thus, the Argentine striker has scored the final goal and that has served as a prize for constancy, having started with a physical setback. “In the first part the goalkeeper fell on me and I had a very strong blow to the knee, but luckily I could continue,” he said.
“We are very happy to start the year like this, with this victory that is so important for us. And we dedicate it to all our people, who always believed in us and our families,” Correa said on the lawn of King Abdullah Sports City. .
“Sure,” he answered the question of whether it had been a triumph of faith. “We always look to go for the game, we wanted to win and we have achieved it. So we are very happy about that,” he insisted before assessing the imminent final against Real Madrid.
“It is going to be a match like this. They are special matches and we hope that it will be given to us like today and that we can achieve victory,” concluded Correa, a key piece of the mattress attack since Diego Costa was injured.