AFP PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU
Atletico Madrid moved away 4 points in the lead by beating their guests Sevilla 2-0, Tuesday, at the “Metropolitano” stadium in Madrid in a postponed summit of the first stage of the Spanish League in football.
Atletico Madrid owe their victory to their Argentine striker Angel Correa and substitute midfielder Saul Nigues, who scored the two winning goals in the 17th and 76th minutes.
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Argentine coach Diego Simeone’s team confirmed its quest to crown the title for the eleventh time in its history, and the first since the 2013-2014 season, by achieving its fifth successive victory and thirteenth this season, raising its score to 41 points, with two other postponed matches that can raise the difference if they win them to 10 points from the rivals and neighbor of the First Pole in the capital, Real Madrid.
Atletico Madrid lost one time so far, and it was against Real Madrid in particular, 0-2 in the thirteenth stage, last December, followed by five consecutive victories by which he confirmed his adherence to first place.
Atletico Madrid has also become the second-best offensive line in the League with 31 goals, one goal difference in front of Real Madrid and six goals behind Barcelona, knowing that it has the best defense line in the league as it conceded only six goals, and it is the only team that missed its net less than 10 times this season.
Source: “AFP”
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