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He Civitas Metropolitan Stadium witnessed how Atlético de Madrid managed to hit the real Madrid their first defeat of the season by a score of 3-1 with three headed goals, a fact that had not occurred since 2015 in the colchoneros ranks.
The law of the former was present this Sunday in the Madrid derby when in the 4th minute the former merengue striker Alvaro Morata He scored the first goal thanks to a cross from the young winger Samuel Lino.
The locals were faithful to their style of waiting for the opponent’s mistake and being effective in attack. The strategy turned out well for Diego Pablo Simeone and with just four shots on goal they scored three goals. All on the same route, the one on the second floor.
At minute 18, a run from the right Saul ended with a cross sent to the penalty spot and a header from Antoine Griezmann that slipped through the second post of the goal defended by Kepa and served to end a bad streak of nine games in a row in which the Frenchman could not score against the Madrid.
The visitors turned to the attack and at 35′, a cross Fede Valverde that deflected off a Colchonero defender, ended up in the boots of a Toni Kroos who, accustomed to doing magic, mastered it, cut it out and stuck it in the lower right corner.
In the final stages of the first half, those led by Carlo Ancelotti The actions tied with a rebound goal from Camavingabut was disallowed for offside Antonio Rudigereven though he did not participate in the play.
Madrid had scored the tying goal against Atlético, but they scored offside of Rudiger, who did not touch the ball, but tried to participate in the play. 😬 pic.twitter.com/jfXV8ZKQIu— ESPN Deportes (@ESPNDeportes) September 24, 2023
The match went into half-time with the score 2-1, but as if it were a carbon copy, the second 45 minutes began like the first: with a locker room goal from Alvaro Morata. At 46′ another center Saul It was taken advantage of by the Spanish striker, who sealed the third for the locals.
From that moment on, the white team tried on all sides and Carlo Ancelotti He looked for answers on the bench. The Italian strategist wanted to revolutionize the match with the five substitutions, but beyond some medium-distance shots, he did not generate any major danger.
He real Madrid They had not lost by three headed goals since 2018 in a match they played against the now co-leader of The league, Girona. The whites found themselves with their first defeat after seven unbeaten games.
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