Atlético breathes against Betis
Simeone’s men, with Morata recovering his scoring nose and Oblak as savior, suffer to secure fourth place
MADRID, 3 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Atlético de Madrid has left its cup elimination behind with a close victory this Saturday in LaLiga EA Sports against Real Betis (2-1), a match that could have already been resolved in the first half with goals from Rui Silva, in an own goal , and Álvaro Morata and that was tightened with a goal from William José midway through the second half.
In a first half featuring the saves of Rui Silva, it was the Portuguese goalkeeper himself who gave Diego Pablo Simeone’s men wings with an own goal in the first minutes. He was able to make up for it in the 28th minute by stopping Morata’s shot from eleven meters after a penalty committed by himself, but the red and white striker took revenge close to half-time, making it 2-0.
Despite everything, William Carvalho’s goal in the 62nd minute, which revolutionized the team with his departure in the second half, revived the hope of the Andalusians and threatened to end the Metropolitano’s unbeaten record, but Jan Oblak, with a save providential to Guido Rodríguez, left the points at home.
The duel was already starting for the red and whites. An error in the release of the ball by the green and white team allowed the ‘Cholo’ team to recover the ball, which Koke hung into the area looking for Mario Hermoso; Héctor Bellerín cleared it and it touched Pezzella and finally Rui Silva, who with the help of the post ended up putting it into his own goal (min.8).
However, the Portuguese goalkeeper was able to make up for it with a double save against Memphis, and above all, on the stroke of half an hour, after committing a penalty by knocking down Morata inside the area in an action checked by the VAR; The Madrid striker stood before the eleven meters and the Betic goalkeeper stopped the shot and even his three rebounds.
Once again Memphis found itself on the brink of half-time with the reflexes of Rui Silva, who could not do anything just a minute later, when Morata captured a rebound from the goalkeeper after a shot from Rodrigo de Paul to send the ball into the back of the net and end his scoring drought (min.43).
In the resumption, Willian José, with a header that was saved by Jan Oblak, and Hermoso, in a play in which he shot directly at the dummy, offered an electric start that culminated in the goal of the recently introduced William Carvalho with a screw shot from outside the area due to the poor start of the Slovenian goalkeeper (min.62).
The goal spurred Manuel Pellegrini’s men, who began to arrive more and more dangerously at the mattress area, in the middle of the Metropolitano’s ‘runrún’. Sabaly and Ayoze tried, and Guido Rodríguez, in the 78th minute, forced a providential hand to Oblak, who, with the help of the post, thwarted a very clear chance.
The Green and Whites pushed hard, but Atlético knew how to suffer to certify their victory, which allows them to forget the Copa del Rey elimination against Athletic and reach 55 points, 11 behind the lead. The Beticos, for their part, interrupt a series of two consecutive victories by winning, although they remain in sixth place with 42 units, two more than Real Sociedad.
DATASHEET.
–RESULT: ATLÉTICO DE MADRID, 2 – REAL BETIS, 1 (2-0, at half-time).
–ALIGNMENTS:
ATLÉTICO DE MADRID: Oblak; Llorente, Paulista, Witsel, Hermoso, Lino (Riquelme, min.81); De Paul (Molina, min.62), Koke (Saúl, min.62), Barrios; Morata (Savic, min.86) and Memphis (Reinildo, min.81).
REAL BETIS: Rui Silva; Bellerín (Miranda, min.72), Pezzella, Riad, Sabaly; Johnny Cardoso (Abde, min.89), Marc Roca (Guido Rodríguez, min.46); Fornals, Rodri (William Carvalho, min.46), Chimy Ávila (Ayoze, min.72); and Willian José.
–GOALS:
1-0, min.8: Rui Silva, own goal.
2-0, min.44: Morata.
2-1, min.62: William Carvalho.
–REFEREE: Soto Grado (C.Riojano). He cautioned De Paul (min.18) for Atlético de Madrid and Pezzella (min.67) and Guido Rodríguez (min.85) for Real Betis.
–STADIUM: Cívitas Metropolitano. 61,901 spectators.
2024-03-03 17:27:51
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