Atlético defeated Almería that afternoon at the Metropolitano with a very short score for its merits (2-1) and continues in the fight for second place, two points behind Madrid. Simeone's men have already gone thirteen unbeaten games in the League, in which they have added ten wins and three draws, and are in the best moment of the season.
Almería is the only team in the League that has not yet won away from home and was no match for the colchoneros. Except in the last minutes, he spent the entire game locked up in his area. Atlético was already winning in the fourth minute, with a goal from Griezmann, who headed into the far post a previous hairstyle by Correa from a corner kick.
Atlético had possession for 80 minutes. Correa, to whom the public cheered because he has just lost his mother, was able to score the second from rabona, but it was Almería who achieved the tie with great luck because in minute 37 a shot by Leo Baptistao stumbled off José María Giménez and fell poisoned to overcome Oblak. The joy of Rubi's team did not last long because Griezmann made it 2-1 before the break after an assist from Carrasco and a shot from point-blank range.
The second half began with a request for a penalty in favor of Atlético for giving Costa the ball on the elbow, but it was not attended to. Atlético have not been called a penalty in this league.
In full mattress harassment there were two shots by Marcos Llorente both stopped by Fernando, the second with his foot in a handball action. Then two sticks saved Almería, the first from Carrasco and the other from Griezmann.
Morata entered through Correa for the last half hour and Almería advanced lines in the last minutes and asked for a penalty by the hand of Giménez, but the VAR saw that Portillo was offside and Diaz de Mera did not concede it. Then, Almería asked for another penalty.
Atlético will visit the Camp Nou next Sunday. He will do it without Llorente who saw a yellow card and was on the alert.
