There are many indications that Atlético Madrid will go for the money and sell Alexander Sørloth, who despite being the club’s top scorer last season, gets to play much less than what is optimal. – Manager Diego Simeone has increasingly used Sørloth as a kind of super reserve. Now in the meeting with the bottom team in La Liga Real Oviedo, it was obviously safe to start with the Norwegian striker.
Alexander Sørloth was brilliant as Atlético Madrid won 2-0 over Oviedo and scored both goals in the game in the first half. (After 16 and 27 minutes)
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With a rare starting spot in his pocket, Sørloth showed his best side, helped by left-back David Hancko. After 16 minutes, Alex Baena Hancko played free. The Slovenian throws a perfect cross along the ground, and Sørloth – who had run free – only needed to bring the ball into the goal.
Ten minutes later, Hancko and Sørloth were about to repeat the number. After a throw-in, Hancko struck into the box again. Sørloth went into a duel with David Carmo, who only managed to clear the ball weakly. It landed right at the feet of the Norwegian, who without hesitation knocked it into the goal on a volley.
No new signals despite two new goals
“We are good now, not only defensively, but also offensively,” goalkeeper Jan Oblak told DAZN after keeping a clean sheet in his return from injury.
Sørloth was taken off the field after 63 minutes, while Antoine Griezmann was also substituted. The win was Atlético Madrid’s 13th league game in a row without defeat, and the team is now in third place, just three points behind league leader Barcelona.
At Friday’s press conference, Atlético coach Diego Simeone stressed that he does not intend to stop rotating his squad.
“The expression ‘missing minutes’ is misleading. The players get the playing time the team needs, and that the coach decides they should have. I’m very happy with everyone, and in every game I choose the players I feel we need
“They know this when they sign. They come here to compete. The saying “quality over quantity” is well known, and I follow it. We are in four tournaments, and we need all the players.
Well… The result will be that Alexander Sørloth will probably play for someone else in the relatively near future, it may well be Newcastle who have already made a bid of 60 million euros.
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