Pablo Barrios has a gift

In the scenario of old ghosts, of that Oviedo that is synonymous with hell in the rojiblanco imaginary, Atlético found the relief that it urgently seeks.

's team , orphan of Europe,

now clings to.

At the Tartiere, on a night far from the drama, without showing off but also without any rush, he added the third run-up win of his new life to access the eighth cupbearers.

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It was a neat exercise in solvency against a rival, Oviedo, which saw its momentum fade early on.

Those of

, a recognized and proud cholista, are in full swing in Second Division, fleeing from the relegation places with the arrival of the Cantabrian coach.

And the Cup, although he feels like it, is far from his priorities.

He opted for a less usual team and was dominated by a self-confident Atlético, sparing nothing -

were the only casualties due to discomfort - although Barça awaits on Sunday.

Simeone's team did not take even five minutes to put out the local fire.

lowered his hands to the duel and soon connected with

, daggers on both sides.

There was electricity in the rojiblanca offense, which found spaces and facilities.

The local arrivals had more faith than real danger, although the central defender

was about to open the scoring at the Nuevo Tartiere.

Llorente goal

But it was a fleeting combination between

, Griezmann and Llorente that put Atlético ahead.

All the credit to the Frenchman, a subtle genius in which the grandson of

believed wholeheartedly to beat

by high, after a bitten shot.

With the objective achieved and with another warning from a Griezmann who dominated everything that happened at the Tartiere, like an elegant orchestra conductor if it weren't for his colorful hair, Atlético muted the clash until the break.

It was much more difficult for him to close the tie.

Because Oviedo did not look so far away and with

, his captain and benchmark, a rojiblanco product, he looked for a new spring.

And because Griezmann no longer found the right accompaniment at the starts.

Taking cover behind seemed too poor and too dangerous an argument.

The changes hardly changed the status quo of a duel headed for the final sprint.

Although it was going to be

, the fashionable boy, the one who delivered the final blow and avoided shocks.

The youth player has the gift of opportunity, of those who have already broken down the door.

He has talent, nerve and punch.

A triangulation that he himself started and in which Griezmann,

were involved that gave him the final pass for Barrios to beat Nadal with a left-footed cross.

Simeone has found a pearl in pure necessity.

Where

missed a penalty that consummated the descent into hell, 23 years ago, when even Barrios himself had not been born, in Atlético he found some peace to continue facing the path that was muddy in a bad way.

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