Atlético needed a reliable 9 this season, and Álvaro Morata has answered the call
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A motivated Morata is a dangerous Morata. Atlético Madrid on Monday won a throwback game at Granada, grinding out a 1-0 victory away from home for the first time since last March. The decisive moment came 10 minutes into the second half, when Rodrigo de Paul found Antoine Griezmann in a pocket of space on the right and the Frenchman fed Álvaro Morata for a bullet header from eight yards out. Despite a lengthy VAR check ? and it was a banner weekend for VAR shenanigans in Spain ? Morata?s goal was upheld, his 13th in LALIGA and his 19th in all competitions.
During this league season, only Jude Bellingham and Artem Dovbyk have outscored Morata, whose 55th-minute goal on Monday handed Atlético its first league win away from home in three months. Spain?s number-nine has already equalled his goal tally from last year and will set a new personal best for league goals in a season if he scores three more times. In addition, the 31-year-old isn?t too far away from a new career-high for goals across all competitions in a single season ? he needs two more goals to surpass the 20 he scored for Real Madrid during the 2016/17 season.
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19 goles esta temporada.
Don Álvaro Morata. pic.twitter.com/IiZXzfe7rd? Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) January 22, 2024
Morata?s 13 goals have come across a span of 1,339 minutes ? a rate of 0.87 goals scored per 90 minutes, the second-best tally in LALIGA ...
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