Atlético Madrid rearm their attack during the break
Atlético Madrid will resume official competition this Sunday, October 20, against CD Leganés at the Metropolitano stadium. Diego Pablo Simeone’s team will seek to improve their attack, which has been one of the weakest points in the first part of the season.
Despite the good defense, the team has only scored 13 goals in the first nine league games. Concern increases as games go by, as Atlético does not score because they do not shoot as much.
The performance of forwards Alexander Sorloth and Julián Álvarez has not been as expected, due to their status as forwards and their past numbers. Sorloth scored 26 goals last season with Villarreal, but this season he has only scored one goal in nine league games and two in the Champions League.
Julián Álvarez has scored three goals, also below expectations. Simeone acknowledged a couple of weeks ago that he is more concerned about the offensive aspect because that is where it is costing more.
The break did not serve for him to work with Sorloth and Julián Álvarez, as both were with their respective national teams. However, the break did serve for both to ‘oxygenate’. Especially in the case of the Norwegian, who scored two goals in this international window. For his part, Julián also scored with Argentina and acknowledged that it will be good for him.
