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Late Suarez double provides Atletico 2-1 win at Getafe in Spain

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Luis Suarez wanted somewhat greater than 10 minutes to make up for his sluggish begin to the season.
Suarez scored two late targets to offer Atletico Madrid a 2-1 win at Getafe within the Spanish league on Tuesday, ending the crew’s two-match winless streak and lengthening a decade-long unbeaten run towards its Madrid rival.
After scoring solely as soon as in his first six matches this season, Suarez received the equalizer within the 78th minute and the winner within the ninetieth to spice up Atletico after two 0-0 attracts.
“A comeback win like this, with the team trailing late, will help boost the team’s morale,” Suarez stated.
“We know we have to fix a few things. We have to keep improving.”
It was the twentieth straight match with no loss towards Getafe, which hadn’t scored since its final victory towards Atletico in 2011.
Getafe performed with 10 males from the 74th due to a crimson card proven to midfielder Carles Alena. It had opened the scoring with a header by Stefan Mitrovic late within the first half for his first purpose since becoming a member of the membership this season.
The victory moved Atletico again to the highest of the league with 14 factors, yet one more than Real Madrid which hosts promoted Mallorca on Wednesday.
Getafe’s Jonathan Silva, left, and Atletico Madrid’s Luis Suarez problem for the ball in the course of the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Getafe and Atletico Madrid on the Coliseum Alfonso Perez stadium in Getafe, outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
The defending champions have been coming off consecutive scoreless attracts at house towards Porto within the Champions League and towards Athletic Bilbao within the Spanish league.

Second-to-last Getafe remained one of many two groups but to earn factors within the league this season, together with Alaves.
“It’s frustrating to leave without any reward after we played a great match,” Getafe defender Jorge Cuenca stated.The hosts allowed Atletico to take full management of the match after Alena was despatched off for a foul from behind on Atletico ahead Matheus Cunha.
After lacking a couple of good probabilities and hitting the crossbar, Suarez evened the match 4 minutes after the crimson card for Alena with a left-footed shot from inside the world. He netted the winner with a close-range header for his third purpose of the season. The Uruguay striker, who joined from Barcelona, was Atletico’s high scorer in its title-winning marketing campaign final season.
Antoine Griezmann began for Atletico after being on the bench towards Porto final week. He was changed by Cunha within the 67th after one other lackluster efficiency.
Atletico was with out Portugal ahead Joao Felix. He was handed a two-match suspension after incomes a crimson card- a yellow for a foul and a crimson for then complaining to the referee- within the draw towards Bilbao on Saturday.
Mexican ahead Jose Juan Macias made his first league begin for Getafe.
FALCAO’S WINNER
Newly signed ahead Radamel Falcao scored his second purpose of the season with a header within the sixth minute of stoppage time to offer Rayo Vallecano a 2-1 win at Athletic Bilbao.
Falcao had scored his first purpose after coming off the bench in his debut with Rayo final Saturday.The 35-year-old Colombia veteran signed with Rayo as a free agent.
CELTA’S FIRST WIN
Celta Vigo received 2-0 at Levante for its first victory of the season with targets from Iago Aspas within the 66th and Brais Mendez within the eighty fifth.
Roger Marti missed a 71st-minute penalty kick for Levante, which has misplaced twice and drawn 4 video games. (AP)