"Alexander Sorloth scored twice as Atletico Madrid recorded their sixth straight LaLiga victory by seeing off lowly Real Oviedo 2-0. The Norway international struck a first-half brace at the Metropolitano to move Diego Simeone's side within a point of second-place Real Madrid. After going close twice early on, Sorloth made it third time lucky in the 16th minute, tucking away David Hancko's cross from close range."
"Data Debrief: History for Atletico and Simeone Atletico are the first team in LaLiga history to score first in each of their opening 14 matches in a single season. Meanwhile, Los Rojiblancos have found the net in every one of their opening 14 matches in a LaLiga campaign for the first time since 1978-79. Simeone, meanwhile, was facing his 33rd different opponent in LaLiga, and has now beaten 32 of the 33 teams he has faced, except for Racing Santander."
Alexander Sorloth scored twice as Atletico Madrid defeated Real Oviedo 2-0 at the Metropolitano, securing a sixth consecutive LaLiga victory. Sorloth opened the scoring in the 16th minute from David Hancko's cross and added a second ten minutes later with a volley after an initial save. Real Oviedo created chances after halftime, with Federico Vinas, Salomon Rondon and Santi Cazorla unable to convert. Atletico limited Oviedo to one shot on target and 0.85 expected goals while Sorloth took eight of Atletico's 14 attempts. Simeone registered his 323rd LaLiga victory.
Read at Soccer News
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]