2023-10-01 23:30:10
Atlético had to row and make a huge extra effort to come back, come back two goals like the greats do, chain their twelfth consecutive victory at home, get into the Champions zone with one game less, the one they have postponed against Sevilla at the Metropolitano, and leave Cádiz dead on the shore.
The faith, the quality of the omnipresent Griezmann, the key tying goal from Nahuel as soon as the second half resumed and a double from the reappeared Correa, the forward who always delivers, presents excellent numbers and endures like a professional because he is almost never a starter, They completed Atlético’s fantastic week with three consecutive league victories since their debacle in Valencia.
After a succession of extremely demanding duels against Real Madrid and in Pamplona with the infirmary full, it was daring to think that for Atlético it would be a breeze against Cádiz. It is true that the Andalusian team had barely scratched a point in the previous 15 visits, including the Calderón, but with the seal of Sergio González they are an enemy that requires going to the dentist to beat them.
Atletico
Oblak, Molina, Azpilicueta (Javi Galán, min. 81), Witsel, Mario Hermoso, Riquelme (Samu Lino, min. 61), Koke (Giménez, min. 61), Saúl, Llorente (De Paul, min. 61), Griezmann and Correa
3
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2
Cadiz
Ledesma, Zaldua (Iza Carcelén, min. 62), Meré (Maxi Gómez, min. 70), Fali (Mbaye, min. 35), Javi Hernández, Alcaraz (Alejo, min. 46), Kouamé, Lucas Pires, Sobrino, Chris Ramos and Roger Martí (Escalante, min. 46)
Goals: 0-1: min. 12, Lucas Pires. 0-2: min. 27, Roger Martí. 1-2: min. 32, Strap. 2-2: min. 46, Molina. 3-2: min. 66, Strap.
Referee: Iglesias Villanueva (Gallego Committee). Yellow cards to Koke, Roger Marti, Nephew and Kouamé.
Incidents: Match of the eighth day of the League, played at the Cívitas Metropolitano in front of 53,421 fans.
He closes well in a very low block, has rennet, is disciplined and dangerous on the counterattack. And this time he had the advantage that the colchoneros presented themselves in attack without Morata, expelled, Memphis, injured, and with Correa having just overcome the slight knee sprain that Bellingham’s entry caused him. Sergio made six changes regarding the clash against Rayo and Cholo rested Giménez and Lino.
The colchoneros started very well, fast, versatile and moving wonderfully with and without the ball, and in the first five minutes they were able to score two goals. First Griezmann shot the post after a great combination with the first touch and a superb backheel pass from Correa and shortly after the Principitó did not beat Ledesma in one-on-one. At that time, the clash looked like it could end the rout.
Cádiz, accustomed to surviving, waited for its moments. And she came forward as a result of a controversial action. There could have been a previous foul by Zaldua on Riquelme, but the referee did not see it and the VAR did not correct him. Maybe because Koke touched the ball before Chris Ramos gave a luxury assist to Lucas Pires.
That unexpected blow destabilized Cholo’s team, which was somewhat anxious. Fali was about to score the goal of his life, but the shot from his field, seeing Oblak ahead, went wide. A warning of what would come after a long serve from Ledesma that Azpilicueta deflected backwards and caught Witsel and Oblak out of position. Roger Martí, the smartest in the class, anticipated the two and raised the timid start of the Slovenian, who is no longer what he was due perhaps to injuries. He is great between the sticks but it is difficult for him to impose himself and come out on top despite his size.
There was still more than an hour left, but for Atlético the night looked like drama. Cholo asked for calm. Correa closed the gap with a header from Azpilicueta’s center, still ten before half-time, and in that action Fali was injured. The Cadista captain retired with muscle problems, three balls in his quadriceps, apparently from fat, which were scary. Until the intermission, Cádiz resisted without major problems.
Cádiz showed up after the restart with two more changes, but Sergio’s plan with Escalante and Alejo became complicated because Nahuel Molina equalized almost in the first action in collaboration with a defender. Ledesma was able to deflect against Llorente, but the Argentine full-back came from behind him and hit it with his soul.
Insistence award
The game was crazy. Griezmann had it, but Ledesma flew to deflect a powerful shot from the edge of the area. Chris Ramos responded in the other area with a header, and Oblak had to work. Without respite, then it was Correa who filled the ball after a beautiful double cut.
Cholo made a triple change and recomposed the team with Witsel as a midfielder and De Paul back in the fray after being injured during the international break. As Samu Lino came on, Sergio responded immediately by changing the side.
What was entirely unpredictable was that the comeback was a textbook counterattack allowed by Cádiz due to its high pressure. Atlético combined pause and speed in a huge play that Correa finished off after a drop from Saúl. Griezmann, Nahuel and Lino are also key. From then on, the locals took it more calmly to control their advantage without any further surprises.
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