Cristian Romero scored with a header in the 87th minute, giving Atletico de Madrid a hard-fought victory (2-1) in their visit to Alaves. Grimaldo opened the scoring and Boyé equalised from the penalty spot before half-time.
The Atletico de Madrid took all three points from their visit to Alaves with a goal from Cristian Romero in the 87th minute, according to the match report published by diariolasamericas.com. Diego Simeone's team secured a hard-fought victory (2-1) against a rival that played with ten men from the 61st minute due to the expulsion of Ángel Pérez.
The match started well for the rojiblancos in the 33rd minute when Alejandro Grimaldo finished off a combination with Jonathan David and beat the local goalkeeper. Alaves reacted before half-time: Lucas Boyé converted a penalty awarded for a foul by Robin Le Normand in added time of the first half (45+6).
After the break, Simeone brought on Julián Álvarez and Álex Baena to increase the offensive intensity. The expulsion of Ángel Pérez for a harsh tackle on Álvarez left the home side at a numerical disadvantage, and Atletico took advantage to pin their rivals back.
The decisive goal came in the 87th minute: Baena delivered a cross to the far post, and Romero appeared with a header to seal the comeback. With this victory, Atletico earns three points in the eighth round of LaLiga and remains five points behind leaders Barcelona.
We worked hard in every way to get to the goal, and we needed to win this match,” declared Simeone after the game.
The matchday will conclude this Saturday with the clash between Real Madrid and Villarreal.
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