The Atlético achieved a valuable victory against a team that had not lost so far this yearguided by the best Rodrigo de Paul of the course, with Saúl’s first goal for rojiblanco in two years and with a successful Jan Oblak when he demanded the local push.
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The initial pressure from Atlético was offset by the calm of an Osasuna with morale through the roof after their move to the Copa del Rey semifinals against Sevilla.
On the local side, Pablo Ibáñez was one of the highlights with adequate passes and at the right moment that made the colchoneros run backwards. The tactic was above offensive football.
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Osasuna jumped somewhat nervous after the break. The inaccuracies were about to play a trick on him against an Atlético team that showed greater intensity and he began to reach Aitor Fernández’s goal more clearly.
The clash was animating at times. Moreno shot with his left foot from outside the area, finding Oblak’s hand.
However, when Atlético was having the worst, Rodrigo de Paul saw Saúl’s uncheck perfectlywho assisted with a perfect pass that left the midfielder alone against Aitor Fernández, who he beat with a powerful shot, in the 74th minute.
Shortly afterGriezmann stood alone in front of the goalkeeper to score 0-2, but ran into the face of or Aitor Fernándezwhom he tried to overcome by high, and a torrent from Morata, was disrupted in the small area by the rojillo defense when Carrasco was preparing to finish off at will.
Witsel and Kondogbia came on in the final minutes to tie up the victory in the final minutes in which Osasuna besieged the rival goal, with crosses into the area from the wings, but with little aim in the shots, which did not prevent Simeone’s team from winning , which keeps him in Champions League positions.
The entrance Saúl smiles back at Atlético was first published on newspaper TODAY.
