The Atletico Madrid won on his visit to Mestalla against a Valencia that had in their hands to leave the three points at home but that was overcome by a crazy game that was boring at times and hooked to the television at others.
A vindictive goal by Griezmann as soon as he came off the bench in the second was decisive for Atlético to win for the second time in the newly released League.
In between, a goal by Musah that all of Valencia celebrated in the 23rd minute and that marked the game when it was annulled, through VAR, due to a previous error committed by Diakhaby in stealing the ball.
It was that much denied the award for Valencia’s best minutes in the first half, which began to fade after the blow, which gave wings to Simeone’s team, with his star partner in attack as the main protagonist.
Morata and Joao Félix led the rojiblanco awakening in this new life after the disallowed goal with a double chance in which Mamardashvili found the perfect showcase to show his quality.
Already in the second half, and after a few first minutes without an owner, Atlético took the baton of director of the contest and, especially with the entry of Griezmann and Lemar to the field, found the magic formula. The French connection manufactured the goal: stealing the midfielder and plugging the striker into the net.
The last 20 minutes of the game showed a Valencia desperate to equalize, which reacted well to the goal but nothing came of what they tried; and a grown Atlético willing to do anything to maintain an advantage that, finally, they kept.
The balance of victories and defeats is put against Gattuso, who once again missed a matador that, fortunately, he has already found in Cavani. Atlético, for its part, already has six points and is close to the corresponding positions in the table after three games.
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Valencia vs Atlético de Madrid of the League, live: last hour of the match and result
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