Cadiz 2-4 Atletico Madrid: Suarez double extends LaLiga lead

01/31/2021

Cadiz 2-4 Atletico Madrid: Luis Suarez double extends Diego Simeone’s men’s lead over Real Madrid at the top to 10 points… with Saul Niguez and Koke also scoring to cancel out Alvaro Negredo’s brace for hosts

Atletico Madrid saw out a 4-2 victory against Cadiz with Luis Suarez scoring two
The win sees Atletico extend their lead over Real Madrid in LaLiga to 10 points
Saul Niguez also scored for Madrid in the first half with Koke scoring the fourth
Cadiz put up a strong fight with striker Alvaro Negredo scoring twice in defeat

Atletico Madrid have put clean air between themselves and the rest of the pack chasing the LaLiga table-toppers after winning a hard-fought match away at Cadiz 4-2.

The result is even sweeter for Atletico moving 10 points clear with a game in hand over bitter city rivals Real Madrid, who are in second place. The plaudits continue as the win over Cadiz was Atletico’s eighth consecutive league victory.

An action-packed game saw Luis Suarez continue to prove why Barcelona were crazy to let him go to the Spanish capital for free.

A Luis Suarez (centre) double helped Atletico Madrid overcome a tough Cadiz side 4-2

Suarez (left) put Atletico ahead in the 28th minute after curling a free-kick into the top corner

Alvaro Negredo (right) levelled for the home side who played their part in a hard-fought game

Cadiz (4-4-2): Ledesma; Carcelen (Moracia 54) Mauro, Cala (Malbasic 87), Izquierdo (Fernandez 87); Salvi, Jonsson, Fali (Sanchez 87), Perea; Lozano (Saponjic 65), Negredo

Subs not used: Gil (GK); Pombo, Alejo, Alcala, Baro, Mendez, Contreras

Manager: Alvaro Cervera

Scorer: Negredo 35, 71

Booked: Izquierdo

Atletico Madrid (3-1-4-2): Oblak; Felipe, Gimenez, Savic; Torreira (Vrsaljko 46); Lemar (Lodi 60) Koke, Saul (Kondogbia 83), Llorente; Suarez (Herrera 84), Felix (Correa 60)

Subs not used: Grbic (GK); Dembele, Vitolo, Segovia

Manager: Diego Simeone

Scorers: Suarez 28, 50; Saul 44; Koke 88

Booked: Torreira, Koke, Felix

Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

At 34 years old, Suarez is rampantly defying the critics as he is LaLiga’s top scorer, with an astonishing 14 goals in 16 appearances thanks to two more goals against Cadiz on Sunday.

Suarez gave Atletico the lead in the 28th minute with a curling free kick which was cancelled out by Cadiz forward Alvaro Negredo seven minutes later before Saul Niguez restored the visitors’ advantage moments before the break.

Cadiz had a strong penalty claim turned down on the stroke of halftime when Atletico’s Koke blocked the ball with his hand while on the ground but Atleti got a spot kick just after the break which Suarez converted for his 14th goal of the season.

The Uruguayan has scored five times in his last three appearances and has an average of a goal for every league start he has made.

Negredo reduced the deficit to one goal with a scrappy strike in the 71st and Atletico were pegged back in their area for a long spell while their loanee Ivan Saponjic could have levelled moments later but saw his header tipped away by the ever-reliable keeper Jan Oblak.

Atleti captain Koke then struck his first goal of the season in the 88th minute to complete the 4-2 win and secure an eighth consecutive league victory for Diego Simeone’s side.

Atletico have amassed an impressive 50 points at the halfway stage of the season, 10 clear of nearest challengers Real Madrid with a game in hand.

If they can replicate their form in the second half of the season, they will become the first Spanish side to end a campaign with 100 points since Barcelona in 2013.

Cadiz, who have managed to beat Real and Barca this season, slipped down to 13th place.

This was another spirited performance from Alvaro Cervera’s side but they failed to take their chances.

Atletico, however, were utterly ruthless, scoring with all four of their attempts on target.

Saul Niguez restored Atletico’s lead before Suarez (right) scored a penalty for his second goal

Negredo (centre) refused to give up for Cadiz and scored a scrappy second in the 71st minute

Atletico secured their eighth league victory in a row when Koke (left) scored in the 88th minute

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