He emerged to raise his hand, load the goals on his back and expel from the memory of the Metropolitan the condemnation in the form of four defeats that separated the team from the noble positions of the classification.
Correa
exorcised the ghosts that were beginning to emerge and before a
blurred
Rayo Vallecano
, he made a blur and a new account with two goals that returned
Atlético
to fourth place in the Champions League.
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It was not difficult for them to shake off the halo of defeat that accompanied him in the League because the rival shook more than expected.
Iraola's
team
lives perched at the top, scoring points in Vallecas and trying to give scares on their visits, something that seemed like a feat after
Covid
infected their locker room.
No team has gotten rid of this virus, not even the rojiblancos, but when the pieces are fair, the impact is greater.
Simeone
, with permission to return to the bench, had to modify his drawing and give the stripes of Koke to
De Paul
and the ownership of
Griezmann
to Correa.
The Argentine did not fail him.
It was more difficult for Rayo to overcome first the absences and then the doubts of players like
Luca Zidane
, whom
Suárez
reminded in the 12th minute that mistakes are very expensive in the Metropolitano. By then, the Vallecanos had not been able to execute their high pressure, speedy robbery plan. Without the baton of Unai López and the mischief of Isi Palazón, they did not roam the Oblak area. His main occupation was to bail water in the hole that Trippier and
Carrasco were
beginning to open
on his left flank and keep an eye on Luis Suárez. The Uruguayan is not going through his best moment but he smelled the nerves of the Vallecana defense. He warned the goal and then stole from Saveljich to chop a Vaseline that wanted to lick the post. The tusk is still sharp even though it is no longer synonymous with a goal and clouds his matches.
In short steps, Atlético took over everything.
Without overpowering, but like a pylon hammer that did not stop looking for the goal until the score was opened.
De Paul leaned over to the band to filter a Carrasco pass, which shot with genius and spur to find Hermoso at the peak of the small area.
The shot was rejected by Luca, but the voracious Correa appeared to sneak the ball with a sharp blow through the only possible gap between the tangle of legs.
A goal of pure vindication that led the rojiblancos attackers to sneak into the Olympus.
Superiority
The pressure was released from Simeone's group, regaining not only the victory but the sense of
superiority
lost during many moments this season.
The ghosts vanished as Suárez tried to change his luck or
Lodi
dared to try the Vallecano goal again.
Going through the dressing room only confirmed that Correa was the leader in the attack.
In the race he sent a measured center from Lodi to the back of the net, achieving the second double of his career and stalking Suárez as the top scorer of the season.
Iraola tried to wake up his team by sending Trejo to the field, to exploit the little bellows that the coronavirus has left him.
He launched a couple of attacks that put the rojiblancos on alert, but did not harm them.
His only chance was a foul that didn't even find a goal.
Neither Falcao, who received a standing ovation for his glorious past as a rojiblanco, disturbed Oblak, who was a luxurious spectator while the rest of his team continued to grease themselves.
A stick from the electric Carrasco, a hit from
Kondogbia
and a point-blank shot from Correa in his attempt to sign a triplet.
They didn't need more.
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