Atlético de Madrid says goodbye to the Club World Cup in the group stage. The mattresses, despite having won Botafogo 1-0 with a goal from Griezmann, have been eliminated from the tournament.
Those of Cholo Simeone were obliged to bend the Brazilian team for a difference of three goals to access the round of 16. However, the goal of the French footballer arrived in the 87th minute, too late for the rojiblancos to achieve the result they needed.
In the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Atlético had to overcome a more inspired beginning of the Cariocas, with a majority in the stands and that at ten minutes they tested Jan Oblak; Jefferson Savarino won his back on the mattress defense and stood alone before the Slovenian goalkeeper, who took out a saving hand.
In spite of everything, those of the ‘Cholo’ were fuel over the minutes and getting control of the ball. A first shot by Conor Gallagher left too high, and Pablo Barrios, before Ecuador of the first half, finished off very loose to the hands of the Brazilian goalkeeper.
In the 24th minute, Julián Álvarez went to the ground and claimed a penalty for a possible Zancadilla, but Mexican collegiate César Ramos ordered to continue. Meanwhile, from Seattle, they arrived bad news: Khvicha Kvarathskhelia ahead of the PSG and forced Simeone’s to win for three goals or more to Botafogo.
‘The spider’, in 38, received medical attention after falling back into the area, and would not be the last. Shortly after, he forgave at a shot too crossed after an Argentine connection with Rodrigo de Paul, and only a few minutes later asked for a maximum penalty after suffering a stomp.
This time, the referee resorted to VAR, but denied the punishment in determining that there was a prior to Sorgeh in the play, and the game went to the break with the marker intact. At the return of changing rooms, the ‘Cholo’ called Antoine Griezmann, who entered Gallagher, to try to react, and the team began to reactivate.
Julián Álvarez, with a corner kick thrown to the heart of the area, forced the rival goalkeeper to leave fists, and the French striker tried to surprise with a shot that went to the side of the network. Sorloth, head, finished off for shortly before Paul sent the ball to the clouds.
Oblak still had to appear to avoid the Brazilian with a magnificent stop at the first auction of Igor Jesus when the game had already become a corrective. Griezmann, first with a spur auction and after heel, was about to inaugurate the account, and achieved it to the third after taking advantage of a satin from Julian (min. 87).
With the 0-2 of Luis Enrique’s after the Hispanic-Moroccan Achraf Hakimi made the second of the French, Atlético still had two goals to look for the deed, but Botafogo endured the result to pass as the first group. Those of Simeone, meanwhile, make the bags.
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