Atletico Madrid bounced back from successive draws in La Liga with a 3-0 win over Valencia on Saturday, but there was some controversy during the game in the Mestalla.
With the score on 2-0 in the second half, Valencia was denied a route back in the game from the penalty spot after a header of Umar Sadiq that hit Javi Galan's arm was not considered a mistake.
This decision made Valencia angry, and even Atleti-head coach Diego Simeone believes that his side benefited from that decision, as he told the media during his press conference for the game (via Diario AS). Cholo showed further sympathy for Los Che after he had declared his conviction that other teams would have made that decision.
“It is the same step as the European Championship. It was like the criminal decision with Cucurella (during Spain versus Germany). For me it was a punishment. The ball hits him on his hand. That situation is hardly understandable. Hopefully we can manage the same line in all teams. Sometimes they whistle them, sometimes not. '
Simeone expressed his joy with Julian Alvarez after the Argentinian scored twice in the victory in the Mestalla, and he also excluded Antoine Griezmann for praise after the Talisman figure ended his bad run with a strong version.
“He is a differential player, he sees things that others don't see and today he helped us get the three points in a very difficult stadium. Valencia is a team that always competes, especially at Mestalla, they had two wins and a draw in the last three games, and we were very powerful. And in the second half, what usually happens on this field. They pressed better, they were more aggressive to generate danger and then Giménez's entry organized us more. We had Sorloths and then correa's in which we could close the game. “
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