Atlético find calm under the storm

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The bronze statue of Luis Aragonés, now converted into a rojiblanco pilgrimage site, stared at the Madrid skyline, while the sky broke over the Wanda Metropolitano. Luis never cared about adversity, much less the weather. Few were more vehement and impetuous than he. Perhaps Luis perceived from who knows where Atlético's catharsis. That Betis who saw him born not only did not step on it but barely threatened to step on the shield. In an afternoon of dogs the rojiblancos drew, thanks to Carrasco, Pezzella and Joao, the simplest game of the course.

Now, due to circumstances, that shirt with the number 8 worn by Luis is honored by

. And for a few weeks now, he has been doing it as if he had never left. Nobody bothers him anymore, now he knows where he has to draw his left foot to sew his team's game. It happened again against Betis, the team in which Luis made a name for himself before becoming a red-and-white legend. Floating with that game between the lines that made him an icon, in the company this time with Correa, back to the title after more than a month of intermittences, he was making interference in the constant green and white. That is what Simeone, sanctioned in the stands, was looking for when he headed in bringing him back.

The rain cleaned the spirit and spirit of an Atlético who had not won since before the break, already a month away. The duel dawned with a suffocating Betis, which forced an early response from Oblak, but it was the rojiblancos who found life under the storm. Water is always life. And although Joao Félix did not start from the beginning, perhaps resting his ankles for the battle that is coming at Anfield,

did again

, who appeared with that same bearing that made him essential in the final sprint towards the conquest of the last League and the self-confidence of the premiere of this one. Angel was in many, also in the one who cleared the sky for his family. In a counterattack, he found

on his left

and the Belgian, turned into the juggler of the afternoon, crushed

waist

and ended up shooting Claudio Bravo, to the delight of the local fans.

The return of his stride has pushed to change the inertia of this team.

The transition was also him.

The return of Savic

"You have to grab the games by the front," as Luis would say. And that's what Atlético did this time, despite the fact that Betis de Pellegrini was in front, who has earned respect through victories. That is why he landed ahead of the locals in the general classification. Until the second part, beyond that early warning, he did not press in the opposite area. Perhaps also because, once again, the rojiblancos were able to reunite behind those who best protect Oblak's belongings. The return of

, recovered at the end of his injury, was appreciated by Atlético, who again left his door to zero after receiving seven goals in his last three games (one of the Champions League).

The shirt with the 5, by the way, is worn with honors by

, who combines strength, mischief and precision.

That adds a good portion of soul to a midfield who is grateful to have a 5 again as he did with

in his day

.

Another style, another time.

From the boots of the albiceleste a handful of good connections left that disturbed the Andalusian rear, demanded and left over from work.

Pezzella's mistake

After much frustration, it seems that Correa and Griezmann are the ideal corner shooters for this team. At least that is clear from the danger that, a million attempts later, Atlético generated again. Giménez did not score, who finished off one or the other with a header, but

ended up doing it

, obviously unintentionally, in the face of the threatening presence of the Uruguayan central defender again. Under the deluge the rojiblancos closed one afternoon that was agitated and ended in redemption.

It happened, yes, after

auscultated Oblak's squad with a superb header. It was the best chance for Betis. And it also happened just before

, in an afternoon of personal silence, pulled the trigger in a small area and forced Claudio

to show himself

.

And on the green puddle of the Metropolitan,

burst like lightning in the storm

.

A guy who, like Griezmann, has long known what he has to play at.

Against Betis, in addition, he found the goal, the only one that kept the Portuguese restless.

threw

him and he broke the ball, while the VAR denied the offside line and unleashed the joy of a stadium that finally experienced a quiet afternoon.

It was missing.

Outside, with each roar of his people, Luis smiled to himself.

With his gaze fixed on a horizon that is now somewhat sharper for the champion.

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