Endika PortilloBRAND
Atletico Madrid back to top of LaLiga Santander when they won 2-1 over ten men Alaves Sunday at Mendizorroza. Diego Simeone‘s side slipped behind Real Madrid in the table after Saturday’s results.
Los Rojiblancos took the lead in the Basque Country Luis Suarez provided Marcos Llorente, whose deviant strike found a way out Fernando Pacheco from the edge of the box.
The difficulty of the task of the armies increased on the hour mark Victor LaguardiaThe yellow card for a challenge on Thomas Lemar has been upgraded to a red after a VAR review.
Despite their disadvantage on the team sheet, Alaves found a way back in the match, with Florian Lejeune forcing Jan Oblak into a clever save with a 10-minute lead.
The pressure of Pablo Machin‘s side was rewarded moments later Felipe diverted Joselu’s passing into his own net.
While the match skipped in the 90th minute, Joao Felix chooses Suarez in the back position for Atletico’s winner.
Simeone’s team is now two points away from Real Madrid again at the top of LaLiga Santander, after playing two games less than their rivals.