Atlético finally escapes from the cold nights of the Metropolitano and receives on a placid Sunday noon a team that seems mortally wounded, a hitherto defenseless prey, a group of men who have not yet won a soccer match in this League. A theoretical victory would immediately return Simeone’s team to the fight for the title, it would extend the winning streak in front of their loyal fans in the domestic competition to 17 and, after the setback in Montjuic, it would return that feeling of euphoria to a locker room that He thinks he doesn’t have a roof. The match begins under the inevitable gray tone of the cloudy sky and, as if they already knew the course of this story, Atlético de Madrid, from the first moment of play, knows they have won. Almería, sad and depressive, neither attacks nor defends; sells his skin cheap, lives an ordeal in every athletic combination in the vicinity of the area of a Luis Maximiano overflowed What’s more, he has barely started the ball rolling and Antoine Griezmann, that talent who is just three goals away from equaling Luis Aragonés as the top scorer in the history of the red-and-white club, scores the first goal of the early afternoon against the passivity of Gaizka Garitano’s defense. The VAR annuls it for offside; However, instead of relieving them, far from the people of Almeria feeling saved, the bottom of the League senses that it will not take long for him to be punished.
Logic tells the locals that the 1-0 will come by decantation: it is impossible for Almería to endure this siege for too long where Griezmann dances at his free will among the Andalusian defensive disorder, Rodrigo de Paul pairs wonderfully with Marcos Llorente on the right wing and Ángel Correa, hungry, takes advantage of such a partnership and comes close to scoring with a low shot that grazes Maximiano’s left post. And as it seems to be written, before the strange calm of a crowd so accustomed to suffering, Álvaro Morata confirms that this sport, although it occurs infrequently, can be predictable. The captain of the Spanish team defines himself as a fable, who receives a beautiful filtered ball from Griezmann and dribbles past Maximiano to, without opposition, make it 1-0 after the first quarter of an hour of play.
Worrying reluctance
Morata’s eighth goal in the League, his thirteenth in all competitions, seems to be the final nail in the coffin for the Mediterranean team. While the goal of Jan Oblak It is unexplored territory for them, their own area is under continuous bombardment. Certainly, the shadow of his misfortune is long; His spirit is so low that even the always measurable noise of the Metropolitano, despite the still short result, denotes that he does not want a ruthless rout.
Atlético, wise, discovers that its rival does not show vital signs and believes it will end the match 10 minutes before half-time with a beautiful collective play in which By Paulonce again, find Llorente with a large estate to ride. The ex-Madrid player, faithful to his idiosyncrasy, reaches the baseline, raises his head and shamelessly finds only Correa. The low center is precise; the goal, evidence.
Visitor pride
There is still almost an hour left in the game, a life, but the game seems to have died. Atlético moves the ball from side to side with reluctance; He doesn’t want anything to disturb his peace and seeks the complicity of Almería, who, obviously offended, wakes up. The Andalusian club begins to feel a deep pain in its pride and, through its most quality men, the veterans Embarba and Baptistao, it comes minimally close to the three sticks defended by Oblak. But what was scarce at first became abundant over time. Without realizing it, without really knowing how, the Metropolitan holds his breath before two monstrous saves from the Slovenian at Embark. However, he could do nothing about the rebound hunted by Baptistao after a distant shot from Pozo. Under the amazement of the staff, a former Atlético player brings Almería back to life.
Almería grows; He has felt ignored and now, finally, he believes in the feat. He settles on the athletic field, presses high and overwhelms the already murky red-and-white ball exit. Faced with the surprising adversity, the locals lose many balls in very delicate areas, they suffer greatly Savic y Gimenezand again cloud, the unexpected hero on what should have been a simple day, stops Arribas from doing the impossible. He beats Atlético, yes, but he plays with fire and almost got burned.
2023-12-10 14:57:46
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