05/16/2021 5:18 PM
Clarín.com
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Updated 05/16/2021 5:18 PM
The
Atletico Madrid
fought until the end and got it
:
turned the match
against Osasuna 2-1 and keeps it
as the
sole leader of the Spanish League to a point in
the end.
To be on the edge of the championship, he had (and has) two decisive men: the coach, Diego Simeone, and the scorer, Luis Suárez.
"This gives me joy and
it is the reflected work: to
be a team and to solve it in difficult moments
of the game ", affirmed the coach.
"
I knew that Suárez could not go out.
With so much game close to their goal, something could appear. It was a good center back and good definition," explained the Argentine, former River, Racing and Catania.
The curious thing about the case is that in the previous game he
had been eloquent
about the Uruguayan attacker, the clear ace of spades of the team.
Suárez and the wild celebration of the goal that can mean a title.
Photo GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP
"With Luis,
we enter the 'Suarez zone'
; it is an ideal moment for a footballer like him to be able to resolve situations. He is used to these games and has a hierarchy to be able to do so,"
Cholo
had declared
in the press conference prior to the meeting.
Of course, the road was not easy.
The
Aleti
must overcome the result and at one point, his momentary defeat and the victory of Real Madrid, the
colchoneros
appeared behind the
meringues
in the table.
It would have been a knockout blow just one day from the end of the League.
"At halftime we talked about looking for more from outside the area,
not looking for centers to shoot
, that everything is looking for Carrasco, Correa, Trippier, Suárez, but with the associated game because they were comfortable with the centers," he described.
"When we stopped to drink water, I told the players: 'We have to draw because the draw will lead us to win the game.' There was a great pass from Joao on Lodi's goal. And the definition was also very good. de Suárez.
I stay with the team, that word shows what we did all season,
"he added.
Suárez's goal two minutes before the 45th birthday gave Atlético the advantage, which otherwise would not have depended on itself: if they tied and were left with the same points as those led by Zinedine Zidane, they
would have been forced to hope
that the
Vikings
lost points since, in the clashes with each other, they were at a disadvantage.
Simeone and all his expressiveness in the victory against Osasuna.
Photo Reuters / Juan Medina
Now, the
Cholo team
will play against Valladolid, as a visitor, while Real will be Villarreal's home.
Barcelona, who lost and closed a lean season at home to Celta,
no longer have a chance.
"I think about looking for the best preparation for the final in Valladolid, a rival that needs victory.
I only think about preparing well for the week,
" he said.
"Now I have the same enthusiasm with which I arrived in 2011 to coach the team
. That they can develop their work, sustain the work, be a counter-striker, generate a good response to the loss of the ball, that the fan feel proud of the team that we have, "he added.
"We chose this profession trying to do the best we can
to reach those moments
. We do it with all the passion, all the enthusiasm, and there are others who do it in the same way. I do not understand anything other than not loosening up," he closed the DT.
The
Aleti
will be champions if they
beat Valladolid
. In the event of a tie, if Real Madrid defeat Villarreal, they will celebrate the Merengue. If Zidane's team does not win, the Colchonero will be consecrated with any result.