Atlético does not win for scares … or joys this season. Live an agony. There are many already unexpected outcomes in the rojiblancos matches. Sometimes to laugh, others, however, to cry. Because with those of Simeone in the middle of anything, surprising as it may be, it can happen in the field in the final minutes of the encounters.
From win 1-3 at the Mestalla at Valencia and finish 3-3 with two goals from Hugo Duro in the extension. One in the 92nd minute and the other in the 96th minute. What happened last Sunday. Or on the contrary to lose 0-1 against Milan in the Champions League and end up winning 1-2 with goals from Griezmann, in 84 ‘, and Luis Suárez, in 97’.
Atlético is a roller coaster of emotions, a team that sometimes finds it difficult to close the matches and others, instead, fixes at the last minute what he has not been able to solve throughout the entire match. The Cholo they live permanently on the edge.
It’s inattention
The captain’s touch
Koke asked for more concentration after the Mestalla ‘disaster’. “We have to be more attentive, they can’t tie us by winning 1-3 and in the last minutes. We have to push harder and feel what we do in the games. It’s inattention and that’s why they tie the game for us, “he said.
What happened against Valencia is something that it has been repeated throughout the campaign. Almost always for the better, to score at the last minute, but also to suffer some disappointment.
In LaLiga, the rojiblancos have scored in the final minutes against Villarreal, when a goal from Mandi in own door in 95 ‘ allowed them to achieve a tie (2-2). On the following day, they started losing to the Spanish 1-0 and ended up winning 1-2 with a goal of Lemar at … minute 99! The same thing happened against the Getafe. From 0-1 to 1-2 in ’91, this time with a somewhat miraculous Luis Suarez, who had also made the draw before. In the Champions, more of the same. Milan took the lead, but Atlético was resurrected. Frame Griezmann in 84 ‘and Luis Suárez, again, in 97’. In the end, rojiblanca victory 1-2.
Disappointments
Lately, however, it has been Simeone’s turn to walk on the bitter side. In the meeting before him Levante, Bardhi scored the final 2-2 penalty in 90 ‘ and this Sunday came the ‘debacle’ of Mestalla. Atlético … A heart attack team.
