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– Luis Suarez came to the fore and showed why he is still one of the most clinical strikers in Europe on Tuesday evening, as he netted two goals in the last 12 minutes as Atletico Madrid beat Getafe 2-1 at the Estadio Coliseum Alfonso Perez.
– Stefan Mitrovic gave Getafe the lead just shy of the half-time whistle, before a horrible challenge by Carles Alena on Matheus Cunha saw Los Azulones reduced to 10 men in the 74th minute.
– Then, a few minutes later, Luis Suarez scored to level the scores and set up a frantic end to the game. Just as it seemed that the game was going to finish as a draw, Suarez appeared once again to secure all three points for Los Colchoneros.
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– It was increasingly looking like it was going to be another frustrating match for Atleti, following their 0-0 draw against Athletic Club last weekend, but the game swung when Alena was shown a straight red card in the 73rd minute for a really bad tackle on Cunha, following a VAR review and a check on the pitchside monitor by referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez.
– Five minutes later, Atleti were level, much to the relief of Diego Simeone. Mario Hermoso’s cross from deep was floated into the box and Suarez then controlled the ball excellently with his right foot before sending a left-footed effort past Soria.
– Getafe were simply trying to cling on for a draw from that point on, having lost all five of their matches coming into this one, but Suarez was once again on hand to crush any hopes that they had.
– In the 90th minute, Sime Vrsaljko’s lofted cross from the right was misjudged by Mitrovic, and Suarez was there at the back post to head into the corner of Soria’s goal to give Atleti a 2-1 lead on the night, a result they held on to as they go top of LaLiga Santander, albeit having played one more game than the other teams around them.
