• Chronicle Luis Suárez finishes off the best creation of Joao Félix

Under normal circumstances, Atlético would have started LaLiga as the leader.

It is not every day that the door is broken down with half a dozen goals.

Much less, if it is Atlético.

Not for nothing.

Simply because last season, ended urgently by the coronavirus just over two months ago, the rojiblancos experienced a panic attack in front of the rival goal throughout the course.

With which

Koke

he scored in the last game, against Real Sociedad (1-1), with their duties fulfilled, they added 51. The worst record since the advent of Simeone.

This time, the impulsive coach allowed himself a break with the last goal against Granada (6-1), the sixth of his boys, despite the fact that it was Luis Suárez's double, on the day of a premiere that ended in one of the most resounding matches with Cholo in command.

In the previous Simeone, enthusiastic about the signing of Suárez, suggested that with the best

Griezmann

, Falcao or Costa, his team had always fought for great goals.

And what happened yesterday, despite the fact that the Uruguayan forward appeared when Granada was already buried, seems to agree with him.

In fact, they had never started a League with such a blow.

"When we have won titles there were very great players: Villa, Adrián, Raúl García ...", recalled

Diego Costa

, noted for a long time and, nevertheless, author of the first target.

He has been present in a good part of the great feasts of Atlético de Simeone.

That Chilean in 7-0 at Getafe (2013), her hallmark in 6-0 at Deportivo (2012), with the indelible

Falcao record

, or even that header that opened wide Granada with a little hand (2013), all at the Vicente Calderón.

Only the one of that 7-1 was lost, on the last birthday (50 years) of the now demolished rojiblanco enclosure, precisely also against Granada (2017), because he defended the Chelsea shirt.

There, as yesterday,

Yannick Carrasco

did walk

, who left a majestic triplet.

Because there was a time when Atlético, from time to time, goals fell from their pockets.

In silence, the Wanda Metropolitano experienced its first rain of goals.

And much of the fault was Joao Félix, who enlightened his teammates with the concert that is expected of the most expensive signing in the club's history (126 million).

Everything that crossed his mind ended up right on his privileged feet.

He scored, assisted, forced a penalty and, as has been written, enlightened the rest, on the way to Simeone's best league debut.

And that, as happened a year ago, they ruined a penalty again.

If then it was

Morata

, against Getafe, this time it was

Saúl

, the one with the double at the Camp Nou, from that same distance.

Wanda only lacked that the noise from the stands had put a soundtrack to those first 20 minutes that already have a corner in that newspaper of the modern rojiblanco venue.

Two training sessions, two goals, one assist and the feeling that, if his physique allows it, he wants to fight.

Because panic attacks in front of the rival goal, do not go with him.

"Joao looked free"

With the matter already settled, Joao Félix, who was still tasting his goal, sat in the stands to enjoy what was left of the afternoon.

He had just drawn his best match with Atlético and Diego Costa, his protector, he let him know.

Although it was not necessary, of course.

"Things have simply turned out well, we have played a good game and to continue like this," summarized the Portuguese star, more eloquent on the grass than in front of a microphone.

Enough had already been said against Granada.

His best symphony in a year in Madrid.

Simeone thought so, who last season was whistled several times for taking the boy called to lead this team off the field early.

«Today's Joao was surely one of the happiest games I've seen him on the pitch.

He looked free.

That is what we need from him », argued the rojiblanco coach, who lived his first adventure with Nelson Vivas.

Luis Suárez heads his first goal.GABRIEL BOUYSAFP

With the same intensity as always from the band, he attended the Portuguese take off but also that of

Luis Suárez

.

That ram burst like a cyclone, convinced that he still has a lot to say in his career.

"His arrival is going to be very good for everyone," said Joao, who could only meet the Uruguayan and saw from the stands those intense 20 minutes that, surely, they stung in Barcelona.

"When you make your debut and help the team with goals you are always happy," admitted Suárez, after a landing at Atlético that is difficult to match.

"The team needed fresh air, it is important to change and accept it," added the one who is now rojiblanco top scorer.

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