Beccacece won the duel against Simeone with a goal that came from a central defender and made Elche celebrate against Atlético de Madrid

If we know they have to face sebastian woodcock AND Diego Pablo Simeoneand one of the two wins thanks to aa goal from the side in the center of the area, we will most likely pick the latter as the winner. It is a (entirely subjective) matter of styles, order, strategy and choice in how to play football. But whoever gave the blow this Sunday was the descendant Elchewho beat 1-0 at Atletico Madrid as a local to avoid retrieving second place in the Spanish league.

Elche, who will play in the Second Division next season, ended a series of three consecutive victories for Atlético, who remained on the third step of the table, with a goal from Fidel (with the complicity of goalkeeper Ivo Grbic in the 42nd minute). retaining their place in the Champions League for next year, the main goal of the rojiblancos.

Atlético -with Nahuel Molina and Rodrigo De Paul as starters plus the introduction of Ángel Correa- took a step forward in the second half giving more intensity to their game, but continued without finding the precision in their combinations to finish third, after Real Madrid took second place with a 1-0 win over Getafe on Saturday.

But Beccacece’s men, who used Lautaro Blanco and Lucas Boyé as starters and then organized the entry of Ezequiel Ponce and Lisandro Magallán, were able to hold on until the end to reach an almost record score: their rival was 53 points behind in ranking positions before the game and is second in all history.

“Players made the most complete game from start to finish. We had competed, but there were stages where we weren’t. These little victories that make us excited about what’s to come. This party serves to build and is a step forward. The most important thing about this victory is how we achieved it.”said Beccacece, who scored his second win for Elche.

In the fight for permanence, Valencia won 2-1 at Celta this Sunday, to catch some air.

Valencia took the lead with a goal from Justin Kluivert (7), but Switzerland’s Haris Seferovic equalized for Celta (60), before Alberto Marí headed in (88) for the visitors.

The victory of the ‘che’ combined with the defeat of the day before by Getafe against Real Madrid, gives air to Valencia, who are three points away from the relegation places, marked by ‘Geta’.

With four days to go and 12 points left to play at the end of the current date, up to seven teams accumulate eight points at the bottom of the table.