In another great game of the classic from the Spanish capital, Atlético Madrid won 4-2 this Thursday to Real Madrid and qualified for the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey.
So, Diego Simeone’s Aleti took revenge for the 5-3 loss suffered last week in Saudi Arabia that the Italian team Carlo Ancelotti applied to him for the Spanish Super Cup.
On a memorable night lived at the Cívitas Metropolitano, Santiago Lino put Aleti ahead, equalized temporarily the Slovenian goalkeeper Jan Oblak against of your fence, Alvaro Morata put Aleti on top again – who had Rodrigo De Paul input and the entry of Nahuel Molina -, but Joselu determined the extension, which was defined with a tremendous goal from the French Antoine Griezmann y the admitted Rodrigo Riquelme settled the lawsuit for the albirrojos.
Before the ball started rolling An emotional tribute was paid to Jorge Griffahe Maestro that officially debuted with the albirrojos colors on September 13, 1959 against Unión Deportiva Las Palmas and won three Copa del Rey -in the ’60s called the Generalissimo Cup- and the Liga in the season 1965-66, in addition to participating in the feat of the 1962 European Cup Winners’ Cup.
The Frenchman Griezmann – another legend of Atlético Madrid thanks to his 175 conquests– demonstrated who is one of the best footballers on the continent, already that his goal left Brazilian Vinicius behindwho ran him from behind after losing the ball, Only the privileged can do it. After 120 minutes of intense play, the almighty Real Madrid this time could not withstand Simeone’s solid team.
The Real spanish soccer federation (RFEF) will draw this Friday the quarterfinals of the Copa del Reywhich will be played between January 23 and 25. They are still standing in the contest Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Athlétic Bilbao, Mallorca, Celta de Vigo, Real Sociedad and Girona.
