Atlético expected Julián Álvarez from the first dayfrom that goal to Espanyol that inaugurated the league for the rojiblancos and that had not been repeated in the four later days. The goals came to the fifth again. Three, to defeat the ray that he never gave up and that he took the fear of the Metropolitan stands. But Julian, With the feet, with the soul and with its three goals He raised his team and the stadium.
Simeone returned to the five defensesbut still invent. Marcos Llorente, who ended up as a striker in Mallorca, played from Central right in Defense and side with Molina ahead in attack. And on that side came the center that Julián Álvarez turned into the first goal of the game.
He recovered the smile with the celebration of the Argentine, who did not mark since the first day, and Atlético felt more agile. He pressed in the pressure and found spaces to reach the opposite area, although there were not many occasions when he had to act battle. Julian had the clearest opportunity to score the second, but he sent her out and Atlético had no choice but to continue looking for a goal that fell on the other side in an unexpected way.
The ray did not give up playing, never renounces. Alemao had already had an occasion to tie. The Brazilian asked for a penalty in the same play, but the Vallecano team found the, tie in a Distant shot by Pep Chavarría already in the added time of the first half. The left side dared to look for the goal from the middle of the Atlético field with enough power so that Oblak had no choice but to stretch his hand and look where the ball came in.
The Metropolitan public whistled to the ray for delaying to enter the field after the break, but for some moment it might have wanted the Vallecanos not to leave the locker room. Nico González threatened in a header that left him outside, but Oblak had to respond to another of ISI in the small area so that the lightning did not get ahead.
While looking for the solution for his team, he turned the entire alignment. Where there were defenses before, they were now front. But A plan is missing in Atlético. Gives the feeling that their players move by impulseslike his coach on the bench.
Lightning threats were fulfilled goal from Álvaro García. Iñigo Pérez wanted to take advantage of his speed entering from the bench. And he did it when he received an in -depth pass from ISI, he left him in a hand to hand with Oblak that Álvaro resolved against Natura, with a cut that left the ball on his right foot and with hardly any angle for the auction. The ball entered, but the ray had to postpone the celebration until the VAR decided that Llorente avoided the out of the Rayist striker.
From there Atlético unleashed, where the plans arrive arrives. Giuliano directed the spirit of the comeback and Julian finished it. Little Simeone finished off the stick a center from the left that battle was right to clear. But Julian arrived in time to finish the tie and shout it with anger.
The spirits were already tense by then, with many friction among the players and with battle within several of them. Atlético knows how to handle himself better in those situations, although Koke lost his nerves for a moment and grabbed Chavarría in one of the outbreaks.
It was the 80th minute when Julian tied. Each action generated a cry of the stands and a moment of tension in the field. There were ten minutes left to play them with their hearts. And there Julian is also the best of Atlético. He missed his striker, who appeared as lifeguards from Atlético for the third time in the game. The Argentine hooked a ball in the corner of the battle area and with the left sought the angle of the porter of the lightning to close the victory of his team.
Atlético has already found Julian. You don’t have to keep looking.