Atlético de Madrid hosted Athletic Bilbao this Saturday and won 3-1 in the Spanish Championship. The home team’s goals were scored by Rodrigo De Paul, Ángel Correa and Unai Simón (own goal). The visitors scored with Nico Williams. The match was marked by a case of racism against Nico, in the first half.
With the victory, Atlético de Madrid was in fourth place, with 64 points. Athletic Bilbao is right behind, in fifth place, with 58 points.
Diego Simeone’s team’s next match will be next Saturday, at 4pm (Brasília time), against Mallorca, away from home, in the Spanish Championship. Bilbao plays on Friday, at 4pm, as a visitor, against Getafe, also in the national tournament.
Just 14 minutes into the first half, Rodrigo De Paul took advantage of a free kick, shot from outside the area and had a deflection to open the scoring for Atlético de Madrid.
In the 37th minute, Nico Williams suffered a racist attack from fans when he was about to take a corner. Referee Juan Martinez Munuera stopped the match and alerted the captains. “LaLiga firmly condemns any gesture of racism and will continue to work until we eradicate these intolerable behaviors from our sport”, published the entity on its profile on X.
✋🛑 In sport there is no place for racist or hateful acts.
LALIGA firmly condemns any gesture of racism and will continue working to eradicate these intolerable behaviors from our sport.
#LALIGAVSRacismo pic.twitter.com/FILikFgP91
— LALIGA Corporate (@LaLigaCorp) April 27, 2024
With the game restarted, in the 45th minute, Nico Williams received a pass from Guruzeta and tied the match. During the celebration, the 21-year-old showed the color of his skin to local fans.
After the break, after just 6 minutes, Koke gave a great pass to Argentine Ángel Correa, who dribbled past the goalkeeper and put the home team back in front.
In the 34th minute of the second half, Brazilian Samuel Lino shot low from the edge of the area. The ball hit the post and bounced off goalkeeper Unai Simón’s back, ending up in the back of the net.
See other results from this Saturday in the Spanish Championship:
Las Palmas 0 x 2 Girona
Almeria 1 x 3 Getafe
Alavés 3 x 0 Celta de Vigo
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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