Since 2009 the Atlético de Madrid He went undefeated in his first game of the year. In that case it was against Valencia in Mestalla by 3-1. Forlan scored for colchoneros, while country and Silva On two occasions they gave victory to the Ché team. At that time I was Javier Aguirre on the bench, which after a few months will be removed to make way Abel Resino.
Well, 15 years passed before the colchoneros lost their first game of the year again. 4-3 in Montilivi before a Girona who is co-leader of the championship. A match they managed to tie, and that was decided in injury time with a goal from Ivan Martin.
It’s the first time Diego Pablo Simeone lost his first game of the year since leading the team Atlético de Madrid. So far they have achieved three draws and eleven wins. The first tie was in its premiere with Athletic in The Rose Garden. That day the match ended 0-0, and the last was in 2019 when they drew 1-1 against Seville within Sánchez Pizjuán.
The rest of the matches were added with victories. It’s true that this streak has helped a lot in recent years. The first match was against a lower category rival in the Cup. In fact, they won last season Oviedo in the first game of the year 0-2 at Carlos Tartiereand then he lost the first league match against Barcelona. They lost 0-1, the last defeat they received in Metropolitan Cívitas.
Now, it’s time to start anew undefeated.
Source: La Verdad
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