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Atlético de Madrid
he found himself back on the path he had followed since the start of the season, one of successes, goals and good play at times. A path only interrupted by the league derby, where the rojiblancos were not themselves. At least not that team that in the League has been impeccable this season. He Athletic beat 3-1 to a Elche that he offered some cool stuff and that at some point he threatened to accomplish something else. But the reality is that the team Simeone He was superior, he generated more and above all he scored more goals.
Almost everything obtained from the game against the Elche team is good news for the colchoneros. He Athletic it turned off any incipient debate or doubt that there might be. Regarding the result after the stumble in Valdebebas, the team is still so solid. Also in relation to a Luis Suarez
who was reunited with the goal, scored two. And even about the return of a Diego Costa that he returned after overcoming his serious medical problem and that he scored a penalty.
Good way to face the game against the Real society, which is a direct rival in this first part of the championship.
NEWS FROM THE BEGINNING
The first news that the match left between the Atlético de Madrid and Elche Came from the very lineup of Simeone. The Argentine modified the drawing of three centrals that had been giving him such a good performance and initially opted for the traditional 4-4-2, with Lemar as holder in the right interior, Llorente middle center and I gave it on the left side.
The Frenchman had been the best rojiblanco in many of the last games and as for Simeone, the work pays, he had to start from the beginning, due to sporting merits (not rotations), a long time after the last time.
The game started with a play that could have turned the whole crash upside down. Joao Felix, very guarded, took advantage of the first centimeter he had to put a pass between the lines to Luis Suarez who was knocked down in the area by the debutant Donald. The referee whistled a penalty, but the VAR rectified the play because the Uruguayan, as happened before him Pomegranate on the first day, he was slightly ahead and offside.
We say that this play could have changed the course of the game because Elche was clear that the game was one of those to entrench themselves, to protect themselves as much as possible. With which he had to arm himself with patience, with a slower football than those of Simeone they would be interested, more closed.
The first great opportunity of the match came at 20 minutes, a foul to the front, rehearsed, Lemar pulled out, leaned down with Koke, who left a wall for Llorente fired from outside the area. The shot bounced before reaching a Edgar Badía that he had to clear more like a handball goalkeeper than a soccer goalkeeper.
The Elche team defended almost with a line of five in defense (sometimes six) and another just a few meters away that was three or four, depending on the previous one. This being the case, the only one who in the first half hour was able to jump over the barbed wire was Thomas
Lemar, which moved almost all over the field. If he started from the right he would try to profile himself to shoot. If he started from the left he tried to center accurately. If he did it from the center, he was looking for a filtered pass or a shot like the one he tried at half an hour to which Badía he had to respond giving his best. Remarkable again is Martinique because now he is giving different things to the Athletic, yes it is transcending.
The game was going to be one of those few great occasions, in which ‘forcefulness’ – that concept so demanded by Simeone-, or if you prefer effectiveness, they were going to be key. And they all pointed back to a Luis
Suarez as one of those who could decant things.
And fortunately for him Athletic, for Simeone and for himself Suarez, the Uruguayan was reunited with the goal. One less noise. From the positive by Covid he had been immersed in a personal battle to regain his level. Three games for him without scoring, but above all the feelings he had left, had left a trace of concern that the goal that opened the scoring against Elche, will serve to alleviate.
The Uruguayan still has a way to go but the goals cover everything and deep down it is what matters. Before scoring he had already had a shot from the edge that left, but it would be at 40 minutes when, in his 200th game of League, would score again for the colchoneros. A great driving of Lemar, which opened for a Llorente who found the corridor of Trippier and the Englishman, who crossed low to the penalty spot, found himself how Suarez He won the position to the two centrals of the Elche to just touch the ball and entangle it in the goal. Fourth assist for the Englishman and sixth goal for the Uruguayan.
He Athletic he was still able to go to rest with a larger income. Good choral play by the team that ended with a pass from Joao Felix for Llorente, who found a bouncing ball that went high.
SECOND ACT, SECOND OF SUÁREZ
With the score against, Elche had to become more courageous. Almiron put in the field Sanchez
Child and Rigoni, to compose himself. The second act began with a shot from the front of Joao Felix.
The game woke up something in terms of its rhythm. And the Athletic seemed to have him already in the boat at 58 'when Carrasco crossed a ball in the area to which Suarez he came jumping to mark the second of the Athletic and your private account. The Uruguayan made a show of knowing his trade, stood behind the side of the Elche, who did not imagine that in such a closed center someone could come from behind him.
We already said that it seemed
Extension of a corner kick by Tete Morente, what Luke
Boyé He headed only at the far post. It was the first time as such of the match for the people of Elche and it ended up on the net. A goal that, logically, spurred those of Almiron, who were faced with options to get something out of the Metropolitan.
Following the goal, first with a shot from Barragan, but especially with one of Lucas Boyé, some more than Guti, he Elche it put the restlessness in the body of the rojiblancos. Because it also coincided with the departure of Joao Felix for some inconvenience.
A concern that is ended with a rigorous penalty that Diego Costa caused (Marcone kicked him in the arm when the forward controlled the ball), and scored. The one from Lagarto returned after overcoming the venous thrombosis that had him out for several weeks and did so with a goal. He had not scored since Atlético's first league game, against Granada.
ATLÉTICO DE MADRID 3-1 ELCHE
Atlético de Madrid: Oblak; Trippier, Savic, Hermoso, Renan Lodi; Koke (Felipe, 86 '), Llorente (Saúl, 65'), Lemar (Correa, 65 '), Carrasco; Joao Félix (Kondogbia, 72 ') and Luis Suárez (Diego Costa, 72').
Elche: Édgar Badía; Barragán, Verdú, Josema; Marcone, Donald (Sánchez Niño, 45 '), Josan (Rigoni, 45'), Fidel; Raúl Guti (Nino, 80 '), Tete Morente and Lucas Boyé.
Goals: 1-0, Súarez (Min. 40); 2-0, Suarez (Min.58); 2-1, Lucas Boyé (Min. 63)
Referee: Estrada Fernández (Catalan School). He admonished Verdú (Min.14), Hermoso (Min.39), Marcone (Min.78)
Incidents: LaLiga match without spectators.
| 13 J. Oblak | 13 Edgar Badía | ||
| 2. 3 K. Trippier | 19 A. Barragan | ||
| fifteen S. Savić | 5 Gonzalo verdu | ||
| 22 M. Beautiful | 26 J. Donald 46 ' | ||
| 12 R. Lodi | (3 J. Sánchez Miño) | ||
| eleven T. Lemar 65 ' | 24 Jose Ma | ||
| (10 TO. belt) | 17 Josan 46 ' | ||
| 6 For Koke 87 ' | (22 E. Rigoni) | ||
| (18 Philip) | 14 R. Guti 81 ' | ||
| 14 M. Llorente | (7 Child) | ||
| twenty-one Y. Carrasco 65 ' | 4 I. Marcone | ||
| (8 Saul) | 16 Fidel | ||
| 9 L. Suarez 74 ' | 9 L. Boyé | ||
| (4 G. Kondogbia) | eleven Tete Morente | ||
| 7 João Felix 74 ' | |||
| (19 Diego Costa) | |||
Goals:(1-0) L. Suárez (41 '), (2-0) L. Suárez (58'), (2-1) L. Boyé (64 '), (3-1) Diego Costa (80')
Cards:L Gonzalo Verdú (14 '), M. Hermoso (40'), I. Marcone (79 ')L
Referee: Estrada Fernández X.
Spectators: 0 in the Metropolitan Wanda
| THE BEST That Suárez and Costa recovered the goal | |
| WORST The goal conceded from a set piece |