Getafe 0-3 Atletico Madrid: Alvaro Morata brace, Antoine Griezmann strike sees visitors cruise to victory

Atletico Madrid got their La Liga campaign up and running with a convincing win as Diego Simeone’s side defeated Getafe 3-0 at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez. Atleti have not lost to Getafe in La Liga since 2011, and after just 15 minutes, the away side got off to the perfect start once again in this fixture.

Ad Alvaro Morata, who has been welcomed back to Atletico after a two-year loan spell with Juventus, controlled Joao Felix’s through ball well before finishing beautifully into the bottom-left corner beyond David Soria to mark his return with a goal. Transfers'The new Morata' — Why Juventus are targeting Firmino28/07/2022 AT 14:36 Atleti were the side that controlled the majority of the ball thereafter, but Getafe managed to continuously show a threat with crosses into the box from the right flank.

That proved to be the origin of their best chance of the game, as five minutes before half-time, Juan Iglesias’s ball into the area from the byline was met by Borja Mayoral, but the Getafe forward saw his effort come back off the crossbar. Los Colchoneros then had their second of the game in the 59th minute, as Morata got his brace.

The forward smashed a strike into the roof of the net from inside the box. Liga table Liga fixtures / results Liga top scorers Moments after Getafe missed a big chance of their own, Atleti substitute Antoine Griezmann completed the scoring with 15 minutes to go, placing a low, powerful shot into the net from the edge of the box to seal an important three points for his side.

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