Atlético de Madrid took revenge on Real Madrid.
After being defeated 5-3 against their classic rival in the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup, now Colchonero beat Merengue 4-2 in overtime and eliminated them in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.
It seemed that Cholo Simeone
's team
took it in the 90', after reaching the last quarter of an hour winning 2-1 thanks to the goals of the Brazilian Samuel Lino and Álvaro Morata (Oblak, against, had put the temporary tie) , but
Joselu's goal 37 minutes into the second half added drama
to the match.
Just in the action prior to the 2-2 goal, Morata had the chance to end the match, when he faced Andriy Lunin, but his shot hit the body of the 24-year-old Ukrainian goalkeeper and the reply. the tie came.
Real Madrid, who always seem to have a life, took the game to extra time:
two 15-minute halves.
There,
Antoine Griezmann
was in charge of driving away the ghosts that were beginning to fly over the Cívitas Metropolitano stadium.
When it seemed that Merengue would take advantage of the clean and jerk of staying on their feet in a match that was lost, the Frenchman was dispatched with
a masterful individual maneuver on the right sector and a phenomenal definition, almost without angle,
that became unapproachable for Lunin: 3- 2.
ANTOINE GRIEZMANN, PHENOMENON.
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— Sudanalytics (@sudanalytics_) January 18, 2024
With the disadvantage on the scoreboard, those led by
Carlo Ancelotti
went to look for the tie, again, and they achieved it.
Joselu, again, made it 3-3, but a millimeter
offside
by Jude Bellingham that the VAR checked maintained the result.
Before with Toni Kross and later through Rudiger, Real tried and arrived, but it was not going to be possible.
Finally, after 118 minutes of play, Rodrigo Riquelme made it 4-2 and ended the story.
The 23-year-old Spaniard, who had entered at the end of regular time, received from Memphis Depay and sealed a lethal counterattack with a powerful right hand.
In this way,
Aleti
became the last team to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey, joining Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao, Girona, Celta de Vigo, Getafe, Osasuna and Mallorca in that instance.
All First Division teams, so the locations will be determined by draw this Friday.
Results of the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey
Tuesday January 16
Getafe 1-3 Sevilla
Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Alavés
Tenerife 0-1 Mallorca
Wednesday, January 17
Valencia 1-3 Celta Vigo
Osasuna 0-2 Real Sociedad
Girona 3-1 Rayo Vallecano
Thursday January 18
Unionists 1-3 Barcelona
Atlético Madrid 3-2 Real Madrid
The emotional tribute to Jorge Griffa
In the preview of the classic between Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid, the footballers of both teams held an emotional minute of silence in tribute to Jorge Griffa, who played between 1959 and 1969 for Colchonero and died this Monday at the age of 88.
Although he had stood out as a footballer at Newell's and also at Espanyol de Barcelona, he later earned the nickname “Maestro” when he became a trainer of youth players in the lower divisions of the Rosario team.
With the Argentine National Team, he was champion in the 1959 Copa América, which was played in our country.
To consecrate itself, the 1-1 draw in the last match achieved on River's field against Pelé's almighty Brazil, which came to the tournament after being world champion in Sweden the previous year, was key.
After retiring, he began working as a youth coach at Newell's.
There he became a legend due to the number of players he trained who later became professionals.
And in 1995, when Mauricio Macri became president of Boca, he arrived at the La Ribera club as coordinator of the youth teams.
Later, he would transfer his youth experience to Mexico.
The news of his death was announced by Newell's with a text published on its official account on the social network creator of the leper seedbed that gave enormous figures to the world. Your legacy will always be part of our history, may you rest in peace."