Atletico Madrid 1-0 Deportivo: Alvarez ends LaLiga goal drought

Atletico Madrid extended their winning run in LaLiga to six games after Julian Alvarez secured all three points against Deportivo.

Julian Alvarez ended his goal drought in LaLiga as Atletico Madrid defeated Deportivo A Coruna 1-0 at Riyadh Air Metropolitano.

The Argentina international’s strike early in the second half was enough for Diego Simeone’s side to secure a sixth consecutive victory in the competition, moving them two points behind leaders Barcelona ahead of Sunday’s Clasico.

Deportivo put Jan Oblak under some early pressure, with the Atleti goalkeeper keeping out Miguel Loureiro’s header in the sixth minute, while Alvarez and Pablo Barrios failed to trouble Leo Roman at the other end with their shots.

The best chance in the first half was created by Deportivo, but after Oblak spilt Yeremay Hernandez’s initial effort, the shot-stopper reacted quickly to deny Lorenzo Amatucci on the rebound with his feet.

Atleti made the most of that reprieve as they took the lead in the 48th minute. Alejandro Grimaldo burst into the left side of the box and drilled a low cross into the six-yard box, with Alvarez able to finish on the stretch.

Giuliano Simeone could not get enough power behind his header to beat Roman, but Deportivo saw a huge chance go begging as Kevin Sanchez shot straight at Oblak from four yards out with the final kick of the game.

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