The 300 of the incombustible Correa

Ángel Correa celebrates his 300 official matches with Atlético this afternoon. The 26-year-old Argentine will also do so as a starter, within the trident that Simeone prepares to beat Mallorca, along with Griezmann and Cunha, which is trading higher. The 10, which alternates between the eleven and the bench, debuted in August 2015 and since then he has constantly fought to convince Simeone and the fans that he has a place in the squad and even among the important of the group. And he usually succeeds, although when it seems that he has reached the top he has to fight again, a rojiblanco Sisyphus.

In fact, in 2019 he was very close to going to Milan, when Atleti tried to sign the then Valencian player Rodrigo. But neither one operation nor the other came together and the Argentine continued as rojiblanco. Last season it was essential to conquer the League, especially with that goal of pinpoint in Valladolid, and in this he has participated in all 19 team matches. It does not fail. 300 comes to this match with 50 goals and 50 assists on your personal balance sheet. So far, it counts 171 victories, 78 draws and 50 defeats.

Correa is one of the veterans of the squad, as only Koke (518) and Oblak (322) have played more games, but because of his youth he can still reach much higher in the club’s history. Among the foreigners with the most parties, in addition to the Slovenian, He only has Perea (314), Filipe (333) and Godín (389) ahead. He will catch up with the Colombian soon.