Ángel Correa, Atlético Madrid’s talisman: two goals and an assist in the victory over Las Palmas

With an eye on the first leg of the round of 16 Champions League against Inter in Milan, Diego Simeone proposed a team with several absences to receive Las Palmas, the 25th of Spanish Leaguebut with a talisman: the Argentine Angelo Correaauthor of a brace and an assist in the 5-0 defeat of the Metropolitano.

The world champion’s goalscoring successes when Aleti plays the local tournament already amount to 53 matches this Saturday, which increased his team’s undefeated streak when he converted it to 45 wins and 8 draws.

In fact, on the sunny day in Madrid, Correa could have scored a hat-trick if it hadn’t been for his generosity in making it 2-0 in the 20th minute of the second half. The fact is that Rosario’s man pressed high, stole the ball and then gave it away Marcos Llorentehis attacking partner, who once again punished goalkeeper Álvaro Valles like five minutes earlier in his first goal after a series of rebounds.

The objectives of little angelThey finally came to fruition in the second half. The first was a luxury: a great volley immediately after the break, after a header from Koke.

Meanwhile, in the 17th minute he took charge of a penalty which referee Jorge Figueroa sanctioned after consulting VAR for a foul by Marvin on Samuel Lino. Even though the Las Palmas goalkeeper guessed the direction of the Argentine’s shot, he could do nothing to contain a corner shot.

With the game decided, Cholo Simeone sent several of his stars onto the field – except Hermoso and Griezmann – and Memphis Depay, three minutes from the end, condemned the victory and certified the Argentine coach’s perfect plan awaiting a hellish end to February, with trips to Milan and San Mamés with the Champions League and Copa del Rey at stake

Las Palmas had no rivals, wrecking many of its fans in the stands of the Metropolitano and taking a small step back in its aspirations to reach European positions. Pimienta’s team is very forgiving in defense and succumbs to Atlético’s high pressure. In 20 minutes the duel was over.

The Atlético fans, present at the stadium despite the hour, celebrated. 61,196 spectators changed the game for lunch and went home satisfied after seeing two consecutive games end without a win in the league. Even Cholo, who believed that unit B was enough to leave the three points at home and he was right. The pitch recognized him after the final whistle. The coach is in everything. Team A will serve on Tuesday.