August 16, (THEWILL) – In La Liga Monday football, Alvaro Morata scored twice as Atletico Madrid defeated a determined Getafe team 3-0 to open the new their Spanish top flight season on a winning note.
At the Coliseum Alfonso Perez, the 29-year-old hit a brace to open his scoring account and ensure that Diego Simeone’s team are rating to go. Antoine Griezmann, who was introduced into the fixture two minutes after the hour mark, added the third goal for the visitors for a fine day at the office for the forwards.
The tie took place in the scorching evening heat in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, and it turned out to be a cagey affair throughout, punctuated by sporadic flashes of brightness. Quique Sánchez Flores may feel that his team was wronged by the final score, but the Rojiblancos will be the ones to look back on this first weekend with pride for a job well done.
Atletico can hope to keep up opening pace for the remainder of the season. Real Madrid took the league title from them last season in what was a sensational calendar year Los Blancos but fans of Atletico will be hoping that their performance on Monday night is an indication that this season’s narrative will be different.
Getafe, on the other hand, will be disappointed with their goal-scoring performance. If they do not want to find themselves involved in another relegation fight this season, they will have to immediately improve their finishing.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
