Julian Alvarez scored two penalties when Atletico Madrid came from behind to beat the bottom side Real Valladolid 4-2 in Riyadh Air Metropolitano.
Giuliano Simeone and Alexander Sorloth were also on goal for Diego Simeone's Side, who went back within three points from the second place Real Madrid, and Zeven from Laliga leaders Barcelona.
Valladolid had lost 10 of their earlier matches, but took a surprising lead in the 21st minute. Mamadou Sylla converted itself calmly from the penalty place after Clement Lenglet was punished for handball after a VAR review.
Atletico made its own fine shortly thereafter. Alvarez made no mistake after VAR ruled that Javi Sanchez had contaminated Simeone, who subsequently completed the turnaround in the 27th minute.
The visitors were again level at 56 minutes when the free kick of Sanchez Conor Gallagher blended and Jan Oblak on his way to the net.
Los Rojiblancos, however, struck twice in the last 20 minutes to get over the line.
Alvarez struck again from 12 meters after Henrique Marcos Llorente had polluted, while the replacement of Alexander Sorloth placed the close-range finish of Alexander Sorloth the game past Valladolid.
3 -Julián Alvarez is the third Atlético de Madrid player who scores two penalty goals in a single match in every competition in the Simeone Time, after Diego Costa in 2013 and Saúl ñíguez in 2020.
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Data Debrief: Comeback Kings Atletico Strike again while Alvarez corresponds to Costa
Atletico has now won 23 points by losing positions, more than any other side in the Big Five European competitions.
Although it was not easy for the hosts who scored and a penalty in the first half of a LaLiga for the first time since March 2020 against Seville for the first time against Seville.
In the meantime, Alvarez became the third Atletico player who scored two penalties in a single game during the Simeone era, after Diego Costa in 2013 and Saul Niguez in 2020.
Sanchez had Valladolid back on level conditions on 2-2, because he became the second defender who scored at least two direct free kicks in a single LaLala campaign after Florian Lejeune in 2022-23 (also two).
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