Atlético Madrid 1
- Zaragoza 2
Atlético:
Sergio Aragoneses; Gaspar, Lequi, García Calvo, Sergi; Simeone (Gabi
46'), De los Santos; Aguilera (Nikolaidis 46'), Paunovic, Nano; Fernando Torres
(Olivera 88'). 4-2-3-1. Zaragoza: Valbuena; Cuartero, Alvaro, Milito
(Rebosio 70'), Toledo; Galletti, Soriano (Generelo 70'), Ponzio, Savio (Yordi
46'); David Villa, Dani. 4-4-2.
Team changes:
Atlético: Sergio Aragoneses, Simeone, Aguilera, Nano for Juanma, Novo,
Ibagaza, Musampa / Zaragoza: Valbuena, Ponzio for Lainez, Movilla.
Goals: 1-0. 64. Nano.
Controlled pass from Nikolaidis and fired shot into roof of net. 1-1. 91.
Toledo. Scrambled ball past Sergio following free kick. 1-2. 93. Toledo.
Ran through to shoot wide of keeper on counter-attack.
There were emotive scenes at
the Vicente Calderón stadium, where 50,000 fans gave ex president
Jesús Gil a hero's send off. They were unable to dedicate a victory to
his memory however, falling 1-2 to Zaragoza thanks to two late goals from
Toledo in injury time, and their place in the UEFA cup is now in jeopardy after
dropping to eighth spot in the table.
The visitors were in a
relaxed mood after Saturday's results confirmed they would be staying in the
top flight, and consequently they decided to save themselves 160,000 by
leaving on-loan midfielder Movilla out of the squad. But neither side really
set the game alight, and they went in at the break without troubling the
scorers.
Manzano brought on Gabi and
Nikolaidis at the break, and it was the Greek striker who broke the
equilibrium, winning the ball on the edge of the penalty area and sliding a
pass across for Nano to crash a shot into the roof of the net. But with the
fans celebrating a sure victory, Toledo scrambled in a shot after Ponzio's free
kick fell loose in the area. And two minutes later the Paraguayan left back
popped up again on a rapid counterattack to beat Aragoneses again and spoil the
party. |