The goals from Carrasco (minute 44), Saúl Ñiguez (minute 61) and Correa (minute 83) gave Atlético de Madrid victory (3-0) against Osasuna, in a game on matchday 35 of Laliga at the Metropolitano, and ensured mathematically the classification of the rojiblanco team for the next Champions League.
Carrasco resolved a pass from Griezmann from the right wing on the stroke of halftime inside the area and Saúl picked up a pass from Rodrigo de Paul in the second act to score a great goal with his right foot after a nice incursion. Correa, in the 83rd minute, increased the score (3-0), after a beautiful combination between Griezmann and Rodrigo de Paul, who gave the ball to the Argentine. Correa dedicated the goal to his mother, who recently passed away. Atlético was better than Osasuna, who lacked intensity and pressure, and with the victory they add 72 points with which they ensure their presence in the next Champions League and maintain their pulse for second place with Real Madrid.
Eight victories have been chained in its territory by Atlético de Madrid, which secured its essential objective for the eleventh consecutive season, the Champions League, and is still looking for more, the second position, with its victory against Osasuna, provoked, directed and claimed by Saúl Ñíguez , the promoter of the 1-0 on the verge of rest by Yannick Carrasco and the author of the 2-0 after the hour of the game with a volley.
In his most secondary role in the rojiblanco team since his return from Rayo Vallecano, without a single minute in the most recent two days -neither in the defeat in Elche nor in the win against Cádiz-, without a single appearance in the starting eleven in In the last eleven games, with just one duel as a starter in a very long sequence of 25 games since last November, his return repositioned him as the protagonist, although, perhaps, it will only be punctual, as soon as Simeone has more troops to put together the eleven.
His two actions were decisive. In the most powerful and indisputable value of football, in goals, he was indispensable. At 1-0, when the duel was drawing to a break between yawns in the stands, due to the pass with which he enabled the counterattack that was later directed by Antoine Griezmann and finally ended by Yannick Carrasco without further opposition.
And in the 2-0, when the game moved in that evident concern, even more so in the Metropolitan, which supposes a minimum income, a thick performance and an apparent proposal from his opponent, until the midfielder from Elche settled it with one of his most expressive qualities: the arrival from midfield, which Rodrigo de Paul made visible. His control with his chest and his volley with his right foot were already conclusive for the match.
Saul was the solution. The 3-0 was scored by Ángel Correa, already in the final stretch. Rodrigo de Paul was the assistant at 2-0 and 3-0. Osasuna remains three points behind its European claim.
3 - Atletico Madrid: Grbic; Mill, Witsel, Gimenez, Beautiful, Carrasco (Reguilon, m. 84); Of Paul (Kondogbia, d. 84), Koke (Paul Neighborhoods, d. 84), Saul; Griezmann (Carl Martin, m. 90), Morata (strap, m. 46).
0 - Osasuna: Sergio Herrera; Rubén Peña (Ibáñez, d. 68), Aridane, David García, Manu Sánchez; Nougat; Rubén García (Barja, d. 68), Moncayola, Aimar Oroz, Chimy Ávila (Juan Cruz, d. 46); Budimir (Kike García, m. 68).
Goals: 1-0, m. 44: Carrasco. 2-0, m. 61: Saul. 3-0, m. 83: Strap.
Referee: González Fuertes (C. Asturiano). He yellow carded the visitors Budimir (m. 28) and Rubén Peña (m. 65).
Incidents: match corresponding to the thirty-fifth day of LaLiga Santander, played at the Cívitas Metropolitano stadium in front of 57,012 spectators.
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