Sustained pressure paid off for Atlético Madrid as manager Diego Simeone’s son Giuliano netted his first LaLiga goal and Alexander Sørloth also scored to secure a 2-0 win over Las Palmas in LaLiga on Sunday.
Atlético, third in the table with 23 points from 12 matches, have played one match less than second-placed Real Madrid, whose match at Valencia this weekend was postponed after deadly flooding in the eastern region.
Nahuel Molina‘s 37th-minute long ball up the right flank helped Simeone beat the visitors’ high defensive line and the 21-year-old sprinted towards the six-yard box and finished with his right foot past keeper Jasper Cillessen‘s outstretched leg.
Antoine Griezmann almost doubled Atlético’s lead seconds before the break, but his left-footed effort from a Pablo Barrios cross came off the crossbar.
Atlético continue their league campaign at Mallorca next Sunday, after Wednesday’s Champions League clash at Paris Saint-Germain.
Diego Simeone praised his son’s progression after the win.
Credit: espn.com
