Oblak, Giuliano and Julián revive cholismo in Mallorca

The mattress hangover from Paris passed through Son Moix and Diego Simeone’s troops are still standing after finding themselves without a net just a week ago when the Metropolitano stepped foot in Las Palmas. Winning calls for winning, and the red and white team repeated their victory, their fourth in a row, after a setback of three falls to get up in the best possible way after a fantastic week, with the best streak of consecutive victories this season. Three key points against a feisty Mallorca thanks to the saves of Jan Oblak, who once again emerged as the protagonist in several sections, the solitary goal from Julián Álvarez and the perseverance and faith of Giuliano Simeone.

With the heart rate in nap mode, the ball rolled in the Balearic green, where the visitors took cover to invite the vermilions, lacking ideas, to propose without wanting to expose themselves too much. Two mirrors in terms of rockiness, since the two teams with the least goals in the category saw each other. The ball belonged to Jaboga Arrasate, but it was of little use to them without openings to do damage. Neither Larin nor Muriqi appeared on one side, and on the other Rodrigo Riquelme was active while Julián Alvarez appeared to approve from the outside with a team in its thickest version, and which Jan Oblak saved after a header from the Canadian striker of Mallorca after Sergi Darder cross before the break.

Both contenders were equal in strength, with two similar styles, in a gray first chapter, in which the defenses clearly prevailed and, as on other occasions away from the Metropolitan, Simeone’s men showed the face of stinginess during the first act.

When the duel resumed, it was less restricted, fortunately for whoever was witnessing it, with a little more circulation, speed and pressure. Before stirring up the hornet’s nest, Cholo saw his son Giuliano’s last action on the field, supportive of the effort, and Julián Álvarez ending in a peck from the Spider, who only had to push him to the back of the net at the end of a vertiginous counterattack initiated by Oblak. A goal of pure cholismo to break an equality that could have been completely uneven moments later if it were not for Dominik Greif’s save to Riquelme.

Another clean sheet in LaLiga, thanks to Atlético’s inspired Slovenian goalkeeper, to maintain the classic mold of the Argentine coach. Defense and counterattack. “An aggressive, intense team, that reads the games very well, that defends very well, that makes very good counterattacks and everyone fights for the forwards to win the games,” captain Koke defended days ago.