Atlético falls in Mallorca and aggravates its crisis

Atlético did not alleviate their sorrows in Palma, where against Mallorca they reaped a new defeat (1-0) and have already gone five games without a victory, the worst way to reach the World Cup break.

Thomas Osborne
Thomas Osborne
09 November 2022 Wednesday 16:34
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Atlético falls in Mallorca and aggravates its crisis

Atlético did not alleviate their sorrows in Palma, where against Mallorca they reaped a new defeat (1-0) and have already gone five games without a victory, the worst way to reach the World Cup break.

Again without João Félix but this time due to suspension, not due to Simeone's technical decision (Giménez and Kondogbia were also unavailable), and with an attacking duo made up of Morata and Griezmann, Atlético were unable to reach the goal in danger throughout the game. first half, except for a goal disallowed by Morata for offside.

If it was bad in attack, the mattress defense again accused a lack of solidity and received a goal very soon, at 16 minutes, a ball that Oblak could not block and ended in a pass to Muriqi, who did not forgive. The Kosovar would be a nightmare for 90 minutes and ended up being chosen the MVP of the match.

Simeone saw things so badly that half an hour later he made a change. He removed a defender, Molin, for a forward, Correa. The second part was dominated by rojiblanco, but during the first half hour the game was stuck and bland.

For the final part, Koke, Atlético's captain, injured for several weeks, reappeared, and former Real Madrid youth player Sergio Reguilón finally made his debut.

Morata, with ten minutes to go, missed a sung goal because he was unable to shoot almost over the line, but then Oblak denied a goal with a save to Amath that seemed yes or yes 2-0.

The reply came on another great occasion from Morata, who shot very well this time, but Rajkovic, Mallorca's Serbian goalkeeper, avoided the tie with the best save of the night. Witsel still had one last chance in the addition. The Belgian was able to score in a Chilean shot, but Bataglia interposed his body and the opportunity was lost. Atlético arrived in Palma in the midst of a crisis and left even more sunk. The weekend has Cup against Almazán.