This Sunday, playing at home, the Atlético de Madrid defeated Rayo Vallecano 2-0, in a match valid for the 19th round of the spanish championship. Argentinean Ángel Correa scored both goals in the match.
The victory ended a fast of victories of the Mattresses in the tournament – the team had four straight losses.
The duel marked a direct fight for fourth place in the championship. With the three points, Atlético took the position and pushed Rayo to fifth place. Vallecano could still lose more positions in the table until the end of this round.
In the middle of the week, both teams change their focus to the Copa del Rey dispute. On Wednesday, Rayo visits Mirandés, at 4 pm (GMT). Diego Simeone’s men are now facing Rayo Majadahonda, away from home, on Thursday, at 5:30 pm.
The game – Atlético started by pressing and had their first goal opportunity in the 14th minute. Suarez received a free kick inside the area, but hit weak. At 23, the shirt 9 stole the ball, faced the goalkeeper, tried a cavalcade, but kicked badly and the ball went out.
Shortly thereafter, the Uruguayan complained of a possible penalty, got a yellow card and will have to serve an automatic suspension in the next game.
On minute 28, Carrasco made a good individual play on the back line and played for Hermoso, who hit it blocked. The ball fell to Angel Correa, who scored the first goal of the match.
Before the break, Brazilian Renan Lodi had a good opportunity to expand, but stopped with Luca Zidane, son of former player Zinedine Zidane.
The hosts scored the second goal early in the second half. Lodi received it from Lemar and crossed to Correa, who only had the job of pushing it to the back of the net.
At 11, Atlético almost scored a great goal. Suárez gave Lemar a good pass. The Frenchman tapped and the ball passed close to the crossbar. At 21, Carrasco got rid of the marking, took off and kicked with great danger. The goalkeeper defended and the ball still hit the crossbar. The home team continued to press, but the match ended 2-0.
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